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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how people still don't understand he's following orders from Putin

He's far too dumb to come up with all this stuff on his own

Absolutely no way he could even fill out a child's coloring book outline of the 50 states 2/3 correctly. Possibly not even 50% correctly.

The bridge has been under construction for quite a while. I think he's worried about his own longevity and is just trying to leave as much chaos behind as possible. If he can't live forever he wants to make sure everyone else who stays suffers in his name. It is bonkers to me that we are living through this. [/quote]

My understanding is that Lutnick met with a billionaire who owns a bridge from detroit and is pissed because of competition.

"Construction of the C$6.4 billion ($4.7 billion) Gordie Howe bridge was paid for entirely by Canada. It’s largely complete and was due to open soon. In a deal agreed over a decade ago, Canada is set to receive toll revenues until it has recouped the construction cost, after which time that money will be split equally between Canada and Michigan. Both governments will co-own the asset. Both governments also appoint an equal number of members to an oversight body."
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This was reported in several newspapers, including the NY Times. The billionaire is nepobaby Matthew Maroun.  His family has tried to challenge this bridge for more than a decade, but with Lutnick and Trump, he finally found a corrupt enough entry point.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/canada/bridge-owner-trump-lutnick.html
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said.

The billionaire owner of a bridge connecting Michigan with Canada met Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, on Monday hours before President Trump lambasted a competing span, in the latest flashpoint in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and Canada.

Matthew Moroun is a Detroit-based trucking magnate whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, for decades. He met on Monday with Mr. Lutnick in Washington, according to two officials briefed on the meeting who requested anonymity to discuss a private conversation.

After that meeting Mr. Lutnick spoke with Mr. Trump by phone about the matter, the officials said.

Shortly afterward, Mr. Trump threatened to block the planned opening of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, which would take away toll revenue from Mr. Moroun’s crossing, if Canadian officials did not address a long list of grievances.

The Moroun family has for decades mounted legal challenges to block or delay the competing project, known as Gordie Howe International Bridge. One of the challenges reached the Canadian Supreme Court, while the family has also lobbied extensively against it.[/quote]

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