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Botany

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3. This is because the owner of the Ambassador Bridge that the Geordie Howe Bridge will replace has been ...
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:15 AM
Jun 29

paying Trump millions of dollars to stop the new one from opening. The old Ambassador Bridge is a straight in line bridge and the traffic goes through urban areas however the new bridge is curved so that traffic can get directly onto interstate highways or the Canadian freeway system. The owner of the old bridge doesn’t want to lose the tolls he is bringing in which is what will happen when the Geordie Howe
Bridge opens.

Trump is so corrupt it is not funny. He is literally taking bribes in the White House to make things
worse in both Canada and the United States. On this alone he should be impeached and removed
from office.




Old bridge.



The new bridge. Which feeds into The 401 in Canada and feeds into I 75, I 94, and I 96 in
Michigan.









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Donald Trump is by far the most conniving, corrupt, oasis Jun 29 #1
The bridge already is half US-owned (by the state of Michigan). Eugene Jun 29 #2
If I am understanding you correctly, after the loans taken out by Canada for construction are paid, flashman13 Jun 29 #13
There's also a strong whiff of bribery. Eugene Jun 29 #14
THIS mn9driver Jun 29 #20
This is because the owner of the Ambassador Bridge that the Geordie Howe Bridge will replace has been ... Botany Jun 29 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Jun 29 #4
Sure is an insane asshole Whip-poor-will Jun 29 #5
New York Military Academy, Not PA's Valley Forge M.A.! ColoringFool Jun 29 #7
His saying he attended/went to/graduated from Wharton is a bit of a stretch AZJonnie Jun 29 #9
I think it was his Uncle who pulled the strings. Friends with the Admission guy Callie1979 Jun 29 #12
"May?" be blocked by Trump. The sun may rise. Festivito Jun 29 #6
All Canada has to do is pay the necessary bribe ... FakeNoose Jun 29 #8
Oh No! There better not be a "return to normal" maxrandb Jun 29 #10
OK but this has nothing to do with our relations with Canada FakeNoose Jun 29 #11
I completely agree mdbl Jun 29 #19
Spoiler Alert: LudwigPastorius Jun 29 #15
Rename it The President Donald J. Trump Bridge and I guarantee it would open immediately Brother Buzz Jun 29 #16
Excellent Idea ! chouchou Jun 29 #17
As usual, Trump will steal from others mdbl Jun 29 #18
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