Trump said Monday, February 9, 2026, he will not allow the opening of a new bridge and trade route connecting Ontario and Michigan until the US is “compensated for everything we have given” Canada. In a lengthy anti-social post on his platform, Trump called for immediate negotiations over the bridge between Windsor and Detroit, saying he would seek US ownership of “at least one half of this asset.”
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is publicly owned by both Canada and the state of Michigan, with Canada funding the entire project.
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Trump’s anti-social post Monday February 9, 2026: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116043090074364624