Trump Blocked Canada's Bridge — Michigan Ran an Ad
On June 24, 2026, Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow released a $400,000 ad — distributed by the Associated Press to newsrooms across the country — standing in front of the Gordie Howe International Bridge and saying: "I'm Mallory McMorrow and I have one message for the president: open this damn bridge."
Her claim: Trump is blocking the bridge because "the billionaire family that owns the other bridge gave him a million bucks."
Snopes investigated and confirmed: the first part is verified as true. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed publicly that the bridge's opening was delayed "at the request of the United States." The second part — that the delay was specifically tied to Matthew Moroun's $1 million donation to Trump's super PAC — Snopes characterised as speculation based on suspicious timing and reporting from a reliable source.
The sequence of documented events: Moroun donates $1 million to Trump super PAC in January 2026. Moroun meets Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in February. Lutnick calls Trump. Trump posts on Truth Social demanding half ownership of a bridge Canada built and paid for. Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for June 12 postponed. Bridge opens June 15 at reduced capacity
Former Republican Governor Rick Snyder — the man who negotiated the original 2012 Canada-Michigan bridge agreement — wrote publicly that blocking the bridge primarily harms Americans and benefits "the Moroun family that owns the Ambassador Bridge and has lobbied against Gordie Howe."
We break down the Ambassador Bridge's 97-year monopoly, the documented donation-meeting-post sequence, Snopes' precise finding, Snyder's Republican criticism, the Michigan Senate primary dynamics, and what the CUSMA July 1 deadline means alongside the August 4 primary vote.
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