Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge

By Canadian Press on February 9, 2026.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated.

Trump says on social media that the U.S. will “immediately” start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is set to open early this year after delays.

He says the U.S. should own “at least one half of this asset.”

In his post, Trump says Canada has treated the United States “very unfairly” for decades.

He says Canada owns both the Canadian and American side of the bridge, which he says was built with “virtually no U.S. content.”

The government of Canada website says it’s funding the entire project, which will be publicly owned by both Canada and Michigan.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2026.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press

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