Trump threatens to dam opening of Ontario-Michigan bridge financed by Canada

[ad_1] President Donald Trump threatened Monday to cease the opening of a brand new bridge between america and Canada, in a recent salvo towards the nation he has urged ought to turn into the 51st US state.

Trump mentioned america ought to personal "not less than half" of the nonetheless under-construction Gordie Howe Worldwide Bridge that hyperlinks the Canadian province of Ontario with the US state of Michigan.

Work on the $4.7-billion bridge – named after the late Canadian-born Nationwide Hockey League nice Gordie Howe – began in 2018 and it is because of open later this 12 months.

"I cannot enable this bridge to open till america is totally compensated for all the pieces we've got given them, and likewise, importantly, Canada treats america with the Equity and Respect that we deserve," Trump posted on Fact Social.

"We are going to begin negotiations, IMMEDIATELY."

The 79-year-old Republican complained that Canada owned either side of the bridge and used "just about" no US merchandise to construct it.

In keeping with a factsheet issued by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, the bridge was financed completely by Canada and shall be collectively owned by the governments of Canada and the state of Michigan.

"And now, on prime of all the pieces else, Prime Minister (Mark) Carney desires to make a cope with China – which can eat Canada alive. We'll simply get the leftovers! I do not assume so," Trump added.

Washington threatened to slap one hundred pc tariffs on Canada after Carney visited Beijing final month and sealed a preliminary commerce cope with China.

The US chief in the meantime repeated the outlandish declare that Beijing would "terminate ALL Ice Hockey being performed in Canada".

Trump has clashed with Canada over commerce since returning to workplace in January 2025. He beforehand known as for america to annex Canada however has largely dropped that declare in current months.

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Carney for his half warned on the Davos discussion board final month that the US-led international system of governance is enduring "a rupture", in a thinly veiled reference to Trump's disruption, and argued for mid-level powers to group collectively.