CTV QP: Responding Effectively to Trump

Windsor mayor surprised by Trump bridge threat, points finger at Morouns - WDET 101.9 FM

Last week President Trump threatened to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening. In a rambling post on social media, Trump argued that Canada is treating the U.S. unfairly without making any specific demands.That’s left politicians on the Michigan and Ontario sides of the new span scrambling. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says he is unaware of any attempts by the Trump Administration to contact Canadian officials over the opening of…

CTV QP: Responding effectively to Trump

Political strategists weigh in on the swift response from PM Carney to Trump’s bridge threat and what made it effective.

Democrats introduce bill to protect Gordie Howe Bridge from Trump threats

By Fuad Shalhout, mlive.com U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten and five other Democratic members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at preventing the Trump administration from interfering with the opening and operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The move follows comments by former President Donald Trump on Truth Social Monday night, where he suggested the bridge’s opening could be halted unless Canada agrees to compensate the Un…

John James defends Trump’s Gordie Howe Bridge threat as a negotiating ploy

Republican U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate John James defended President Trump’s threat to block the opening of the Gordie International Howe, saying it is merely a negotiating tactic. “This is how President Trump opens all of his negotiations, and the media tends to kind of flip out every single time,” James told The Macomb Daily in an interview this week. He noted tCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney even downplayed the threat. “The brid…

Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Row

By Thomas Seal and Jennifer A Dlouhy – Bloomberg The latest spat comes as the US and Canada prepare to renegotiate a continental trade pact — the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement — which Trump agreed to in his first term.