Michigan Lawmakers Pushback As Trump Threatens To Block Opening Of US-Canada Bridge

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a bridge that will connect Detroit with the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario, unless Canada agrees to a list of his demands, prompting lawmakers from Michigan to push back and accuse the president of putting his personal grievances over other considerations.

In a long Truth Social post on Monday night, Trump criticized Canada, claiming it has “treated the United States very unfairly for decades,” and mentioned the upcoming Gordie Howe International Bridge, set to open this year.

Trump complained that the Canadian government built the bridge “with virtually no U.S. content” and it owns “both the Canada and the United States side” of it.

Although Ottawa covered the full $5.7 billion cost of construction, the bridge’s website states that it will be jointly owned by the governments of Canada and Michigan.

Trump’s post then listed out a bunch of complaints about Canada’s tariffs, its ongoing boycott of American liquor and said, “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them.”

Trump said he will start negotiations on the matter immediately and argued that the U.S. government should own “perhaps, at least one half of this asset.”

Trump’s post also expressed his frustration with Canada’s decision to strengthen trade ties with China. After criticizing the ongoing boycott of U.S. spirits and alcoholic beverages in Canada, Trump wrote: “On top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don’t think so.” He then bizarrely suggested that “the first thing China will do is terminate all ice hockey in Canada and permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup.” In her X post, Slotkin remarked: “The only reason Canada is on the verge of a trade deal with China is because President Trump has been kicking them in the teeth for a year.”