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You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Jen White.

And this is, in case you missed it,

where we bring you some of the week's biggest

conversations you might have missed. In his latest verbal attacks against Canada, President Trump says

the country is trying to, quote, take advantage of America. The comments come as the president

threatens to block the opening of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario. The Gordy Howe

International Bridge cost about $4.7 billion to build, and it's been under construction since 2018.

The bridge is due to open early this year. That's according to the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority,

the Canadian government entity behind its construction. But in a post on social media on

Monday, President Trump said he won't allow the bridge to open, saying the U.S. won't benefit.

While the bridge is financed by the Canadian government, it's publicly owned by the governments

of Canada and Michigan. Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said this to reporters

Wednesday.

Canadians have paid for the bridge. The bridge was built with organized labor, union labor,

on both sides of the bridge, including Michiganders. It is a really important part of our

economy, the largest crossing in North America. And so it is important that it continues to move forward and open up on time.

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