Trump demands half ownership of bridge between US, Canada. The US leader stressed that otherwise he will not allow this bridge to open
© Bill Pugliano/Getty Images WASHINGTON, February 10. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said he will not allow the opening of a bridge connecting Michigan in the United States with Ontario in Canada until Canada grants the US half ownership of the structure. "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. We will start negotiations immediately. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset," he wrote on Truth Social. The American leader emphasized that former US President Barack Obama was to blame for the issue, saying he "stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the Buy American Act, and not use any American products, including our steel." Trump once again criticized Canada’s intentions to strike a deal with China, suggesting that Beijing co...