Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration
Detroit billionaire Matthew Moroun, owner of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Michigan and Canada, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hours before President Trump threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a competing span.
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- Feb 10
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Open questions and key claims
The bridge is estimated to have cost $6.4bn CAD (£3.4bn).
"I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them."
Mark Carney said he had held a “positive” conversation with Donald Trump.
Trump said the United States should own “at least half” of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a US$4.7-billion project.
U.S. steel made up 25 percent of the construction.
The fact that Canada will control what crosses the Gordie Howe bridge, and owns the land on both sides, is unacceptable to the president.
Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada.
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