Ambassador Bridge owner's $1M donation to Trump PAC precedes border bridge threat [View all]

(CTV) The owner of the Ambassador Bridge made a $1 million contribution to a political fund backing Donald Trump less than a month before the U.S. President threatened to prevent the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, according to a monthly campaign finance statement.

Matthew Moroun, whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge for decades, made the seven-figure contribution to MAGA Inc. on Jan. 16, said the statement.

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Moroun reportedly met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hours before Trump issued threats against the new border crossing, according to the New York Times.

Connecting Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., Moroun’s Ambassador Bridge stands to see increased competition for tolls once the Gordie Howe bridge opens. .................(more)

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