All the well deserved vitriol aside, there's a really straightforward explanation for this. The Maroun family owns the competing Ambassador bridge, and has been using it to extort cross border traffic for a generation now. This competition is bad for them. And guess what? They're Trump donors. So this is just standard, run-of-the-mill gangster capitalism again.

Canada paid for, and built the bridge. We should just ban any vehicle with US plates from using it. Although, no Canadians should be crossing anyways.

Way to show us what a reliable trading partner you are.

Wtf is he on about with banning hockey? That's the weirdest part of the whole thing. This is the second time he brought it up.

Dear Americans, we’re not locked out. You’re locked in with him…

You can read the post in question without having to go to truthsocial.com at:

https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/36617

This is an insane word salad:

As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. 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. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Astounding that we are listening to this child rapist racist make demands

What's a little extortion between friends?

While I realize it was built to facilitate trade (and paid for by Ontario & Canada), it seems like its existence is a security threat now seeing as those fat stupid yanks have designs on destroying us economically with an aim to annex us….the bridge should go.

This is about the Ambassador bridge being owned by Manual Moroun, a MAGA buddy who extorted $60M a year for trade.

He's thankfully dead, but his asshole family still has ties to Pedonald. Moroun was even sued by his own family.

This is a shakedown for the Morouns.

Don't open this one. Close the Canadian side of the ambassador bridge. Fuck that guy

That bridge was paid for by Canada to help trade flow between the 2 countries. And Canada gave U.S. 50% control over the bridge as a partnership.....

Wtf is trump going to demand ? He probably wants it to be called the trump bridge.

Why would we try to stop this. Leave it closed.

"Oh, they want something. Clearly that means I can shake them down for something I want, too."

Dealing with this fucking toddler is exhausting

Which bridge are we talking about? Is it the soon to be renamed 'Epstein-Trump Memorial Bridge'?

Fuck Trump, and anything he's asking for. Everything he thinks he's doing to hurt Canada, just ends up hurting Americans as much, if not more.

Such unhingedness:

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bar the new $4.7 billion bridge ...

[as reasons] Trump cited Canada's ownership of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, ...

The bridge was financed by Canada because the U.S. refused to pay for it and is set to open in the coming months.

Tbh Canada should just close it from their end.

They should also post Canadian Army patrols at crossings and perhaps start running random patrols (and definitely step up drone surveillance along the border), just in case ICEatzgruppen is feeling expeditionary.

Rename it Trump Bridge and he’ll be happy.

Then rename it Fuck Trump Bridge the second he’s out of power.

Close the bridge. Canada doesn't need us.

One one hand, the owners of the Ambassador bridge are a now dead billionaire's family that wants to maintain its exclusive tolls on international traffic (and the highest traffic border crossing with Canada).

On the other hand, CBP spent no time setting up shop on the the bridge to arrest people who made a wrong turn.

I guess Detroit Windsor tunnel for the win lol.

Gordie Howe and his “Elbows Up”. Perfect name for the bridge.

Bruh you already built the fucking bridge just use it

I vote symbolically burn the bridge

We should sell them the bridge then close the border.