Canada opens Gordie Howe bridge without US; Trump says that’s ‘fine’

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Canada officially opened the Gordie Howe International Bridge without the participation of the United States, leading to comments from President Trump indicating that he was unbothered by the exclusion. The move follows prior U.S. threats of tariffs on Canadian imports.

President Trump said Friday it was “fine” that Canada excluded the U.S. from its ceremony marking the opening of the Gordie Howie International bridge after the Trump administration threatened a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine,…