Canada Insults Trump By Denying Him What?

President Trump said Friday he was unconcerned that Canada did not invite U.S. officials to the opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, arguing the decision was insignificant given the tariffs Canada is paying to the United States.

Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Canada had excluded the U.S. from the ceremony but added that it was “fine,” pointing to the administration’s tariffs on certain Canadian imports.

Trump also claimed the original agreement governing the bridge had been poorly negotiated by a previous administration and said the terms had since been revised.

“We changed the terms of the Deal so that the United States of America now gets 50% of the Profit,” Trump wrote.

Canada officially celebrated the completion of the $4.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday. The six-lane span links Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, and is scheduled to open to passenger and commercial traffic on Monday.

The bridge’s opening follows months of tension between the two countries. In February, Trump threatened to prevent the 1.5-mile crossing from opening, citing disputes over Canadian restrictions on U.S. alcohol sales, trade disagreements, and Canada’s economic ties with China.

The United States and Canada later reached an agreement allowing the project to move forward, although officials initially offered differing accounts of how future toll revenue would be divided. Following additional negotiations, both sides finalized an agreement that paved the way for the bridge’s delayed opening, with Trump saying the revised arrangement secured a better financial outcome for the United States.

The bridge is named after legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe, who spent much of his Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Red Wings. Canada fully funded the project, which began construction in 2018, and officials expect the crossing to become one of the busiest commercial trade routes between the two countries.