US: Trump threatens to block opening of bridge with Canada

"US President Donald Trump said he will stop the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada unless Washington is "fully compensated for everything we have given them." "Also, importantly, (until) Canada treats the United States with the fairness and respect that we deserve," Trump posted on Truth Social. According to Trump, the US should own "at least half" of the Gordie Howe International Bridge."

"The bridge's construction cost $4.7 billion (3.95 billion), with documents by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority suggesting that the bridge was financed entirely by Canada and is owned by both the Canadian government and the US state of Michigan. China to stop hockey in Canada, Trump claims "We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY," Trump said, blaming Canada for owning both sides of the bridge while using "virtually" no US products to build it."

"The US president threatened 100% tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing last month, in which he signed a preliminary trade deal with China. US President Donald Trump (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have been at oddsImage: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Trump previously claimed that Canada should become the US's 51st state, which he dropped in recent months, while also repeating a rather outlandish claim that Beijing would "terminate" ice hockey Canada's number one spectator sport being played in the country."

President Donald Trump said he will stop the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge unless Washington is "fully compensated for everything we have given them" and until Canada treats the United States with "fairness and respect." He asserted the US should own "at least half" of the bridge. The bridge spans the Detroit River between Ontario and Michigan, cost $4.7 billion, and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority documents indicate Canada financed it and that ownership is shared by the Canadian government and Michigan. Trump said negotiations would begin immediately, blamed Canada for using "virtually" no US products to build it, and threatened 100% tariffs after Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a preliminary trade deal with China.

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