The owner of the Ambassador Bridge met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hours before President Trump threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the New York Times reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ‌threatened ​to bar the new $4.6 billion bridge connecting ‌Detroit and Windsor, Ontario from opening, in his latest salvo against Canada over trade ​issues.

After delivering a series of criticisms of the Gordie Howe bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which has been expected to open early this year, Trump wrote in the Monday post: “Now, the Ca...