The Bridge to Nowhere?
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President Donald Trump says he will not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor to open unless Canada makes significant concessions to the U.S.
Trump said in a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social that the U.S. will open negotiations with Canada, which has footed the entire bill for the $5.7-billion bridge construction project, but believes the U.S. should probably take ownership of at least half of it.
In fact, the bridge is jointly owned by Canada and the U.S., with Canada intending to recoup its upfront construction costs over time, through bridge tolls.
The bridge is expected to open early this year, after construction began in 2020, following a 2018 groundbreaking.
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Follow up with facts:
Carney said he told Trump that the federal government paid some $4 billion to build the Windsor-Detroit bridge and that it was built with Canadian and U.S. workers and steel from both countries, despite the president's bogus claims that there was "virtually no U.S. content" used during construction.
While Trump said the [Canadian] federal government owns "both the Canada and the United States side," the bridge is in fact publicly owned by both Canada and Michigan.
The Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement, signed between the two jurisdictions in 2012, guarantees its joint, binational ownership despite Canada paying all upfront costs associated with construction.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-carney-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7082658
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The Great Negotiator strikes again.
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That is exactly what we’re hearing about the lead up to the tantrum.
As a very close friend of mine who lives in Ottawa emailed the following to me earlier today:
”Does anyone in the White House do even a modicum of research before making official statements or giving press briefings? Trump, Leavitt, and no doubt others demonstrated that they have absolutely no grasp at all of the basic facts of this file. But that's not stopping them from riling up their followers to show how "they're sticking up for America" (and distracting from the Epstein files). Sloppy, appalling, performative politics. There's also speculation that, similarly, one of Trump's Gulf Stream buddies got his ear just before the Trumpster ranted about Canada not certifying some Gulf Stream aircraft to operate in Canada. Again, Trump's tweet was completely factually inaccurate.”
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@jon-nyc said in The Bridge to Nowhere?:
You have to wonder how much Trump coin they bought.
You could probably post this in the "grift" thread also. LOL
Right now, almost everybody in the Republic party kisses President Trumps shoes (though some may hold their nose doing it). I wonder what if anything will change if the 2026 elections do not go in his favor. With him only having two years left and no real chance to run again, will more people be willing to stand up?
