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5 min readTrump's Distraction Machine: Lake Renames, Canada Blame, and a Regime in Crisis
The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a staggering number: only 13% of Americans now "strongly approve" of Donald Trump, according to the latest UGO poll. With overall approval in the low 30s and midterms approaching, the hosts argue that Trump's entire strategy has collapsed into a frantic campaign of distraction — renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," blaming Canada for America's problems, and hoping nobody looks too closely at the actual state of the country.
The Lake Ontario Farce and What It Conceals
Trump's big Oval Office announcement of the day was an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The hosts play the clip, where a staffer describes it as "a straightforward but important executive order" while Trump sits behind the Resolute Desk, delivering the news with dead seriousness. Ben Meidas points out the obvious: the word "Ontario" comes from Indigenous languages and means "big lake" or "great lake" — it predates both the United States and Canada, and there are places called Ontario inside the U.S. itself.
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What you'll learn
- 1 MeidasTouch Podcast - 8/28/26
- 2 Main Outline
- 3 (00:00) **Trump's Approval and Midterm Context** - Ben opens with Trump's 13% strong approval rating and Democratic surge ahead of midterms
- 4 (01:04) **Trump's Iran Strait Lies and Economic D-Day Failure** - Trump claims control of the Strait of Hormuz while Iran continues striking tankers
- 5 (03:11) **America's Collapse: Military Depletion and Economic Crisis** - The US has exhausted weapons stockpiles under Hegseth's leadership while the economy tanks
- 6 (04:42) **The Distraction Strategy Explained** - Ben, Brett, and Jordi discuss why Trump creates constant chaos
- 7 (09:02) **Oval Office Farce: Lake Ontario Renamed to "Lake America"** - Trump holds an official executive order signing to rename Lake Ontario
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Show Notes
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy discuss: Donald Trump’s bizarre move to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” as his attacks on Canada escalate and his regime desperately tries to distract from the economy, the Iran war, and depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles. The brothers break down Trump praising U.S. adversaries while attacking America’s longtime allies, and the collapse of his much-hyped “Economic D-Day” threats against Iran. They also react to Speaker Mike Johnson’s panicked warning about Republicans losing the midterms and what his comments reveal about the stakes of the election. Plus, Trump’s latest Kennedy Center scheme, growing questions about America’s military readiness, and much more on the brother show.
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