Trump goes nuts against Canada - again

Trump threatens to block new Gordie Howe Bridge unless Canada solves all his grievances

By Will Collette

This is the actual image Trump uses on his Truth Social
website to portray himself.

I think we're past the point of debating whether Donald Trump is nuts. We knew he was nuts before the November 2024 election when a slim majority decided to elect him anyway.

Since the start of his truly awful second term, Trump's insanity has now become part of every American's life, where every new day dawns with anticipation of some new horror.

Today, it's Canada. 

Trump has been pissed at Canada for months after Canada turned down Trump's request - which then became a demand - that Canada become the 51st state. Trump told them they could either do it the nice way, or the US would take them by force.

He's pissed because Canadians then sharply cut back on buying American goods - especially bourbon - and stopped coming to the US for vacations. How dare they!

I'm 50% French-Canadian. My grandmother immigrated to the US in 1918 after Spanish Flu decimated her home village of La Pas, Manitoba. My grandfather came down from Quebec about the same time to work in textile mills in Central Falls. I love Canada. Cathy and I visited Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia many times.

That makes Trump's apparent hatred of Canada all the more baffling. 

I am writing this because Trump just posted a new screed on his Twitter knock-off Truth Social where he incoherently airs out his anti-Canada grievances and threatens to block the opening of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Among many other things, Trump wants the US to get 50% ownership plus a share of the tolls even though (a) Canada paid the entire $5.7 billion cost of construction with material sourced exclusively from the US and Canada, and (b) the US and Canada signed a deal in 2012 that already gives the US joint ownership and explicitly assigns the bridge tolls to Canada so it can recoup the construction cost.

Trump himself endorsed the deal in 2017, saying:

We share a commitment to continue to strengthen our ties for the benefit of our mutual prosperity and security. We look forward to our cabinets following up on today's meeting with further discussions in their respective areas of responsibility. Our countries deserve our full commitment to increased economic growth, which we will deliver. The partnership between the United States and Canada will continue to be unique and a model for the world.

Plainly put, Trump wants to renege on that deal (no wonder no one trusts him). 

Once the dust from the War of 1812 settled, Canada and the United States have been close friends. During the 20th century, we became best friends and remained so. 

That doesn't mean the US and Canada have always agreed. Before the Civil War, Canada became the safe haven for escaped slaves who traveled north on the Underground Railroad. During the Vietnam War, Canada was the safe haven for draft resisters. But throughout, the basic relationship was like that of siblings.

Donald Trump has been working hard at destroying that foundational friendship for reasons that make no sense. I learned long ago that it's an exercise in futility to try to make sense of the rants of a lunatic but in the case of Trump, his hold on American life makes it essential to at least keep track of his ravings.  

This is the entirely of what Trump posted last night:

Donald J. Trump 

@realDonaldTrump

As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. 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. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

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Feb 09, 2026, 5:43 PM