Trump Threatens to Block Opening of US-Canada Bridge

US President Donald Trump has warned that he halt the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada unless Washington is "fully compensated for everything we have given them."

"Also, importantly, (until) Canada treats the United States with the fairness and respect that we deserve," Trump posted on Truth Social.

He added that his country should own “at least half” of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Named after a Canadian ice hockey great, the bridge over the Detroit River links Canadian province Ontario and US state Michigan.

The cost of the bridge’s construction is $4.7 billion (€3.95 billion). According to documents by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, the bridge was financed entirely by Canada and is owned by both the Canadian government and the US state of Michigan.

"We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY," Trump stated, blaming Canada for owning both sides of the bridge while using "virtually" no US products to build it.

The US president threatened 100% tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing last month, where he signed a preliminary trade deal with China.

Previously, Trump claimed that Canada should become the US's 51st state, which he dropped in recent months, while also repeating a rather outlandish claim that Beijing would "terminate" ice hockey, Canada's number one spectator sport, being played in the country.

Carney recently noted that world order is "in the midst of a rupture" due to the US' role.