Trump will chicken out on Gordie Howe Bridge threat
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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.
The $4.6 billion bridge, nearly complete after more than seven years under construction, would be a boon for both sides of the border, experts agree. But for the Morouns and their competing span, wholly owned by the family since 1979, it is quite bad for business.
A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said.