ABC News Live Prime: August 27, 2026
President Trump escalated his trade dispute with Canada by signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America." This move follows an earlier trade deal breakdown and strong criticism from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who told the president he could "kiss my ass." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted the lake's name dates back over 400 years, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul also rejected the new name.
This executive order highlights continued tensions in US-Canada trade relations and marks a symbolic escalation, potentially impacting diplomatic ties and economic exchanges between the two nations.
The episode also covers jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, ongoing harassment of Palestinians by ultra-nationalist Israeli settlers, rising measles cases and their impact on herd immunity, and the death of Bosnian war criminal Ratko Mladic.