The big baby in the white house is crying again. Somebody give him his soother.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/trump-threatens-to-block-opening-of-new-michigan-canada-bridge-00772582

Trump threatens to block opening of new Michigan-Canada bridge

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block a new bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada, citing the country’s perceived hostility toward the U.S. and its relations with China.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is expected to open in early 2026, is set to be the only bridge that allows for foot and bike traffic between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. But Trump threw the project’s fate into peril, fuming at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration as tensions between the two countries run high.

“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,” Trump wrote in a Monday evening post on Truth Social.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-bar-us-canada-003101545.html

Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, said "canceling this project will have serious repercussions. Higher costs for Michigan businesses, less secure supply chains, and ultimately, fewer jobs."

She added Trump is "punishing Michiganders for a ‌trade war he started. The only reason Canada is on the verge of a trade deal with China is because President Trump has kicked them in the teeth for a year."

Yawn.

At the end of the day, Trump will get some trade and political concessions and the bridge will open.

It will be interesting to see how the Border Patrol on each side handles bicyclists. I crossed the Southern border many times on foot. Never on a bicycle. They'd need to modify the turnstyles. But, I digress.

and the Gordie How International Bridge will be renamed to "The Trump International Bridge"

8 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

and the Gordie How International Bridge will be renamed to "The Trump International Bridge"

Written with a sharpie to be easily erased.

1 hour ago, gargamon said:

citing the country’s perceived hostility toward the U.S. and its relations with China.

Who threw the first stone?

23 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

and the Gordie How International Bridge will be renamed to "The Trump International Bridge"

The Canucks would go to war before they'd let anyone dis Mr. Hockey. (aka, Mr. Elbows)

Gordie Howe was exceptionally nasty on the Ice, but he was a bit of a rat/bully sort of like a Marchand or a Linseman. Great player though.

How many of you guys remember Orland Kurtenbach. He was a tough guy.

48 minutes ago, impulse said:

Yawn.

At the end of the day, Trump will get some trade and political concessions and the bridge will open.

It will be interesting to see how the Border Patrol on each side handles bicyclists. I crossed the Southern border many times on foot. Never on a bicycle. They'd need to modify the turnstyles. But, I digress.

Carney/Ford won't give concessions.

And I crossed the border from San Diego to TJ countless times on a bicycle when I worked for Qualcomm. They had a special lane for bikes going in the US direction that beat the car/pedestrian waiting times by a lot. I'll let you figure out what we were going to Tijuana for.

32 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

and the Gordie How International Bridge will be renamed to "The Trump International Bridge"

Did you see the new name on the Kennedy center?

The Donald J Trump and John F Kennedy memorial center. Oh how I wish it was true.

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

The Donald J Trump and John F Kennedy memorial center. Oh how I wish it was true.

Wish what was true? Dropping the name "Kennedy" and the word "memorial".

Art of the Deal: How to Lose Friends and Empower Enemies.

3 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

Art of the Deal: How to Lose Friends and Empower Enemies.

Do you mean the friends that have been bending American companies and workers over the table for decades with lopsided trade agreements? Admittedly, with the complicity of horrible trade delegates on both sides of the aisle that want everyone to like us, no matter what it costs.

Wanting to be liked is a recipe for getting taken advantage of, in business, personal life and world politics. It's a luxury Americans with a $38T national debt and almost a $trillion annual trade deficit can't afford.

4 minutes ago, impulse said:

Do you mean the friends that have been bending American companies and workers over the table for decades with lopsided trade agreements?

The USMCA trade deal was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on January 29, 2020.

I guess art is in the eye of the betaco'er.

Why exactly is he saying China will "terminate all ice hockey in Canada" and cancel the Stanley Cup? Er.........how? And why?

Seriously, can any of his fan club please explain what the hell he is on about this time? He's seriously lost his marbles, hasn't a clue what he's saying at least half of the time.

He must think his arse is big enough then🤔

11 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Why exactly is he saying China will "terminate all ice hockey in Canada" and cancel the Stanley Cup? Er.........how? And why?

Seriously, can any of his fan club please explain what the hell he is on about this time? He's seriously lost his marbles, hasn't a clue what he's saying at least half of the time.

That is covered extensively in this thread.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1386352-donald-trump-is-out-of-his-mind/

Leave the bridge close for the next 3+ years.

Who cares?

7 hours ago, gargamon said:

Did you see the new name on the Kennedy center?

The Donald J Trump and John F Kennedy memorial center. Oh how I wish it was true.

I see what you did there, very clever!

How very soft !

I was hoping trump would do better then that!

Putin crossed a new bridge in a truck before invading a country,i would imagine trump

would go one better and drive a tank across the new bridge,problem is he is too fat to fit thru the

hatch.

21 hours ago, gargamon said:

The big baby in the white house is crying again. Somebody give him his soother.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/trump-threatens-to-block-opening-of-new-michigan-canada-bridge-00772582

Trump threatens to block opening of new Michigan-Canada bridge

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block a new bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada, citing the country’s perceived hostility toward the U.S. and its relations with China.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is expected to open in early 2026, is set to be the only bridge that allows for foot and bike traffic between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. But Trump threw the project’s fate into peril, fuming at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration as tensions between the two countries run high.

“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,” Trump wrote in a Monday evening post on Truth Social.

Apparently Trump's billionaire buddy owns the old bridge this one was built to supersede and makes a lot of money on tolls and duty free and isn't happy about losing all that money. What a surprise that Trump is backing him up

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1 hour ago, gargamon said:

Apparently Trump's billionaire buddy owns the old bridge this one was built to supersede and makes a lot of money on tolls and duty free and isn't happy about losing all that money. What a surprise that Trump is backing him up

Thanks for the name @blaze master

North America Into The Centerpiece Of His Empire

BY  ERIN MARQUIS JULY 14, 2020 3:20 PM EST

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Manuel "Matty" Moroun died on Monday at 93 years old. That name might not mean much to you if you're not from metro Detroit or Windsor, Canada, but around these parts, he was known mainly as the billionaire who owned, among other things, the Ambassador Bridge, which just happens to carry roughly 27 percent of all merchandise trade between Canada and the U.S.

That's $400 billion in trade a year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation with an average of $500 million in trade crossing the bridge daily. It generated $60 million in tolls for Moroun, according to the Detroit Free Press. At least 40 percent of trucking shipments into the US cross this bridge and the closest secondary crossing for big rigs is over two hours away, Forbes reports.

Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/how-one-man-turned-the-busiest-international-border-cro-1844367015/

9 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Thanks for the name @blaze master

North America Into The Centerpiece Of His Empire

BY  ERIN MARQUIS JULY 14, 2020 3:20 PM EST

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Manuel "Matty" Moroun died on Monday at 93 years old. That name might not mean much to you if you're not from metro Detroit or Windsor, Canada, but around these parts, he was known mainly as the billionaire who owned, among other things, the Ambassador Bridge, which just happens to carry roughly 27 percent of all merchandise trade between Canada and the U.S.

That's $400 billion in trade a year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation with an average of $500 million in trade crossing the bridge daily. It generated $60 million in tolls for Moroun, according to the Detroit Free Press. At least 40 percent of trucking shipments into the US cross this bridge and the closest secondary crossing for big rigs is over two hours away, Forbes reports.

Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/how-one-man-turned-the-busiest-international-border-cro-1844367015/

When I found out at work that the bridge was privately owned i was quite surprised.

Not sure how either of the governments allow it to happen but politics i guess.

28 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Ah. Manuel Moron. Well it all makes sense now. Quelle surprise as Carney would say.

I wouldn't worry about the loss of $3 billion construction costs. Canada will save more than that by not buying F-35's and selling wheat/potash to Asia and, and....

Given the reduction in cross border trade the bridge is probably not needed now anyway.🔫👣

Incorrect. The bridge has been needed for a very long time. Ambassador Bridge needs the relief. Even with the drop in trade the amount of shipments that cross the bridge daily is staggering.

Trump is by far the biggest snowflake in the history of America, the biggest crybaby currently in America, and that includes all the 5-year-olds, and the man who whines and complains the most about his perceived enemies, and the perceived slights that are directed against him.

He is such a truly weak, pathetic and morbidly sad old man. And did I mention that he's also a terrible president and a huge failure?

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump is by far the biggest snowflake in the history of America, the biggest crybaby currently in America, and that includes all the 5-year-olds, and the man who whines and complains the most about his perceived enemies, and the perceived slights that are directed against him.

He is such a truly weak, pathetic and morbidly sad old man. And did I mention that he's also a terrible president and a huge failure?

Now that Anutin is back as PM, imagine how much more crying and whining you'll be able to do!

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Now that Anutin is back as PM, imagine how much more crying and whining you'll be able to do!

Strange comment looking at the tread topic "Trump threatens to block opening of new Michigan-Canada bridge".

1 hour ago, impulse said:

I don't know about you, but I'm curious what kind of concessions he'll get.

Anyone who thinks the bridge won't open is living in Lefty Lala Land, victims of the syndrome.

There's only one way this will end. As it always does.

8 minutes ago, gargamon said:

There's only one way this will end. As it always does.

The usual high IQ response...

Have you ever noticed that Trump gets concessions he wants before he "chickens out"?

Maybe not all of the concessions he wants. And in the secret squirrel world of international trade and diplomacy, we'll never know what really happened behind closed doors. But he sure wins a lot of them. Then he comes out and congratulates the other side for "winning".