Trump, Gordie Howe bridge and Canada
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The big names in Michigan’s Republican 2026 must-watch election field each received large political contributions through the years from the family that operates the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge
President Donald Trump picked a fresh fight with Canada Tuesday, this time over the soon-to-be opened Gordie Howe bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
WASHINGTON: The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, prolonging the latest dispute between the US and its northern neighbour hours after its prime minister signalled there could be a detente.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is built, whether critics like it or not. Trucks will roll. Commuters will cross. Trade will, hopefully, expand. The bridge will quietly do what great infrastructure has always done: make life better and economies stronger. That is something worth supporting.
On Monday, Trump threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge as he escalates his trade war against America’s northern neighbor. He vaguely demanded America be “fully compensated for everything we have given them,” but it’s unclear what the president really wants out of this fight.
The New York Times reported that a Detroit-based billionaire and owner of the Ambassador Bridge met with a White House official just hours before Donald Trump posted a threat to halt the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.