Trump says Canada opening Gordie Howe bridge without US was ‘fine’
President Donald Trump He said on Friday (July 24) that it was “good” that Canada excluded the United States from the opening ceremony of the new agreement. Gordie Howe International Bridge then He threatened the country with a new 50 percent tariff.
One Truth Social post on July 24The president said it was “good” that Americans were excluded from the event because Canada pays a “significant” amount of tariffs.
“Canada did not invite the United States to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine considering they pay significant tariffs to the United States,” Trump said.
US President Donald Trump made statements about the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at a roundtable meeting held at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington DC on July 23, 2026.
The new bridge is named after legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe, who played primarily for the United States. Detroit Red WingsIt will open to passenger and commercial traffic on July 27, connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Howe died in June 2016 at the age of 88.
Same Real Social post, Trump said the original agreement to manage the bridge was “no longer valid,” adding that it was “terribly negotiated by a previous administration.”
“We changed the terms of the agreement so that the United States now gets 50% of the profits,” Trump said.
A tense date
The Detroit side of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on February 11, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. President Trump threatened to block the opening of the bridge, which has been under construction since 2018.
In February, Trump threatened to block the bridge’s opening, citing Canadian restrictions on U.S. alcohol sales and disagreements over tariffs and Canada’s trade deals with China.
Canada fully financed the bridge and started construction in 2018.
Although Trump claimed that the US would get half the profits, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said: the country would not share toll revenues.
Carney said at a press conference on July 23 that Canada would not share revenues from the new bridge until his country recouped its initial investment.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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