Carney says bridge threatened by Trump will open

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that a bridge between Michigan and Canada that President Trump threatened to block will soon open.

“Look, it’s positive news obviously. The bridge will be open at the end of the week,” Carney told a reporter on Tuesday, describing the move as “a symbol but also a fact of cooperations between our countries.”

“Great for Canadians going across the border, Americans coming across the border and for commerce,” he added. “And I just want to salute those who constructed it, on both sides, and looking forward to getting it done.”

In February, Trump threatened to prevent the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — which will connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — as he pushed the U.S.’s northern neighbor to enter trade talks.

“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 said.

In recent years, Trump has ruffled Canadian feathers with talk of his tariff policy and Canada becoming the 51st state, straining a relationship between the two North American neighbors that has been historically warm.

The president has needled Carney directly, joking in March that the Canadian prime minister could become the “future Governor of Canada.”

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