"Late on Monday, Trump posted a lengthy message on social media, falsely claiming that the $4.6bn Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, had virtually no US content. In his post, Trump had also claimed that Canada owns both ends of the bridge and made a bizarre assertion that increased trade between Canada and China would include a ban on Canadians playing ice hockey."
"I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the bridge that the ownership is shared between the state of Michigan and the government of Canada, and that in the construction of the bridge, obviously there's Canadian steel and Canadian workers, but also US steel, US workers that were involved, he said. This is a great example of cooperation between our countries."
Mark Carney held a positive conversation with Donald Trump after Trump threatened to block the $4.6bn Gordie Howe International Bridge. Trump falsely claimed the bridge had virtually no US content, that Canada owns both ends, and made an odd link between increased Canada–China trade and a ban on Canadians playing ice hockey. Trump wrote that Canada would take advantage of the United States and asked what America gets. Carney said the situation will be resolved and explained that Canada paid for construction, ownership is shared between Michigan and Canada, and both Canadian and US steel and workers were involved. Trump blamed Barack Obama, and local officials criticized the post as insane.
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