Officials scrambled behind the scenes as Trump took aim at bridge project: emails
Bridge officials issued a fact check after Trump’s post, and U.S. officials said they were in regular contact about financing and toll questions.
- On February 9, President Trump posted on Truth Social claiming the U.S. gets "Absolutely NOTHING!" from the Gordie Howe bridge, prompting interim CEO Chuck Andary to alert the bridge authority's board.
- The Moroun family, major Republican donors who own the competing Ambassador Bridge, has long opposed the project; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Matthew Moroun before Trump's post, per The New York Times.
- Chair Marie Campagna discussed "several questions" about toll rates with U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt on February 9, including "When will we know toll rates?" Andary informed board members and cited Prime Minister Mark Carney's comments.
- Within 24 hours, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority tracked more than 100 news stories and broadcast clips from Trump's comments. The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa declined to elaborate on Hunt's private correspondence.
- Most of Campagna's email and almost all of Andary's reply were withheld from release, and the bridge authority did not respond to questions from The Canadian Press in time for publication.
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Hundreds of e-mail pages show how Ottawa reacted to the release of the U.S. President on February 9.
A US diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie-Howe Bridge in a telephone interview shortly before US President Donald Trump's comments on this cross-border project triggered a political storm, according to recently published documents.
Officials scrambled behind the scenes as Trump took aim at bridge project, emails reveal
An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before US President Donald Trump's February comments on the cross-border project ignited a political frenzy, newly released records reveal.
The Toronto Star
Officials scrambled behind the scenes as Trump took aim at bridge project: emails
OTTAWA - An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump's February comments on the cross-border project ignited
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