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U.S. world-famous author Stephen King:
โTrump is a tumor in Americaโs veins. A tyrant who does not hesitate to set a country on fire for his narcissistic ego. No horror story Iโve written could be as terrifying as this man.โ
North America's newest international bridge is finished.
The roads are painted.
The customs booths are staffed.
The lights are on.
But not a single car can use it.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $6.4 billion (CAD) project connecting Michigan and Ontario, was built to ease congestion, lower shipping costs and speed up the movement of goods between the United States and Canada.
It carries enormous importance.
More than 25% of all trade between the two countries crosses at Detroit.
That means car parts.
Food.
Medical supplies.
Manufacturing equipment.
Products that eventually end up in supermarkets, dealerships and businesses across North America.
The bridge was supposed to make all of that faster and cheaper.
Instead, it sits empty.
Why?
Just before it was due to open, the Trump administration reportedly refused to issue the final federal approvals needed to connect it to Interstate 75.
Trump then demanded that Canada hand over a 50% ownership stake in the bridge, despite Canada paying for its construction under a long-standing international agreement.
Then another detail emerged.
Just weeks before the bridge was blocked, Matthew Moroun, whose family owns the aging Ambassador Bridge that currently dominates the crossing, donated $1 million to a pro-Trump Super PAC.
The new Gordie Howe Bridge was specifically designed to compete with that decades-old private monopoly.
Now the new bridge sits empty while the old bridge continues collecting tolls.
The administration insists its actions are about protecting American interests.
Others see something very different.
Because this isn't just about a bridge.
Every week it remains closed delays more efficient freight movement, adds costs to supply chains and creates more uncertainty for manufacturers already struggling with higher prices.
Those costs don't disappear.
They eventually reach businesses.
Then consumers.
Then your wallet.
The bridge is reportedly costing its operators around $7 million CAD every week in lost revenue while it sits unused.
It was built to move people and goods.
Instead, it has become another political bargaining chip.
And once again, ordinary people are left paying for Washington's games.
Reporter: The President threatened to block the new Gordie Howe Bridge, which would connect Detroit to Canada. This is a bridge that was fully paid for by Canada. It used American labor to construct it. It used American steel to construct that bridge. The president in 2017 was actually in favor of this bridge. Why has the president changed his mind as it relates to this bridge?ย
Leavitt: The fact that Canada will control what crosses the Gordie Howe Bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president. It's also unacceptable that more of this bridge isn't being built with more American made materials. The US should own half of the bridge.
1. Speaker Johnson, youโre obsessing about losing the House but donโt seem to realize itโs because you have no program for the country other than illegal disastrous tariffs, illegal disastrous war andย humiliating invertebrate submission to your unraveling cult master.
2. Youโre projecting onto us your own comically failed and obsessive investigations into President Biden, the Southern Poverty Law Center, James Comey, George Soros, etc.
3. We obviously must confront the debilitating corruption and authoritarianism you have enabled, but at the same time weโre going to move America forward on all the public goods you have thwarted, like the health care of the people, increasing the minimum wage and protecting our environment.
4. I agree that you โrun the protection programโ and โtake careโ of all MAGA violators!
My favorite part of the Obama Center opening today next to the Obamaโs speeches, U2โฆ.just beautiful!
โIn the company of Jackknife Lee, 46, 42 and 43. Civility. Hold tight to Democracy, community. Isnโt she lovely, 44 and the familyโฆMichelle My Belle.โ
Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this โ not in a million years.
Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. ๐บ๐ธ