- Trump has threatened the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
- It’s slated to connect Detroit and Windsor when it opens.
- President claimed China will eliminate hockey in Canada.
Canada is increasingly turning its back on the United States and President Trump is throwing a temper tantrum. While this has been going on for awhile, he recently threatened the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit to Windsor.
In a social media post, Trump said “Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades.” He went on to claim Canada owns both sides of the bridge and they “built it with virtually no U.S. content” thanks to “President Barack Hussein Obama.”
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While he didn’t include any racist monkeys in this post, Trump said Canadians are looking to take advantage of America and the United States would get nothing in return. He then pointed to boycotts of American goods, which were ironically sparked by his own actions and rhetoric.
Trump then took a strange and incoherent detour, bringing up warming relations between Canada and China. This has been a common theme, but he strangely claimed “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.” The claim doesn’t make much sense, but it’s not like Canadians were going to win the Stanley Cup anyways.
Trump went on to say, “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the fairness and respect that we deserve.”
While there’s a lot to unpack, the bridge is important for the automotive industry in Canada and the United States. The Detroit-Windsor crossing is one of the busiest in the United States, and is currently served by the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
ABC News notes the bridge has been under construction since 2018 and is being financed by the Canadian government. It has reportedly cost them $4.7 billion and ownership will be shared between Michigan and Canada, after tolls recoup the cost of construction.
Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly talked about the bridge today and Carney reportedly tried to explain it was made by U.S. and Canadian workers with both U.S. and Canadian steel. It remains to be seen if Trump will be swayed by the reality check, but so far his threats have only been pushing Canada further away.
Images: Gordie Howe International Bridge
