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riversedge

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:03 PM Feb 18

Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle

Source: www. am800cklw.com

Published: 9 min ago


Democrats say they are escalating an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.

Democrats allege Trump's social media post last week came hours after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge.

The Gordie Howe Bridge, which will connect Ontario to Michigan, has for decades faced massive pushback from the Moroun family, which owns the rival bridge also crossing the Detroit River and is a major Republican donor.

Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Oversight Committee who helped to launch the probe last week, is demanding details of Lutnick's meeting and his correspondence with members of the Moroun family and the Trump administration.

In a letter issued to Matthew Moroun Wednesday, Democrats are also demanding that he provide details about his meeting with Lutnick...............

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Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle

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(@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T20:59:36.761Z

Gordie Howe International Bridge. Oct. 2025Souce: Gordie Howe International Bridge/Facebook





Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a landmark infrastructure project expected to generate economic growth in both the United States and Canada.

Why, then, is Donald Trump threatening to halt its opening?


The answer may lie in a recent meeting between President Trump’s Commerce Secretary and the owner of the only other bridge connecting the two countries—an encounter that reportedly took place only hours before the threat was made.

And it just so happens that the bridge owner has given over $1 million to Republicans.

The Trump Administration is once again trying to line the pockets of its megadonors instead of serving the interests of the American people.


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Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle (Original Post) riversedge Feb 18 OP
Is Mr. Moroun in the Epstein files? DBoon Feb 18 #1
DECADES ! I've been following this Bridge development for years. Bread and Circuses Feb 18 #2
EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN !!!!!!!!!! groundloop Feb 18 #3
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Feb 18 #4
Truly honor Gordie Howe and punch the Marouns in the face. flvegan Feb 18 #5
MaddowBlog-Why a generous super PAC donation makes Trump's 'Bridgegate' look even worse LetMyPeopleVote Feb 23 #6

Skittles

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4. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:57 PM
Feb 18

let me know when there are actually any repercussions that come out of these.....investigations

LetMyPeopleVote

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6. MaddowBlog-Why a generous super PAC donation makes Trump's 'Bridgegate' look even worse
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 03:30 PM
Feb 23

Given the recent pattern, it’s tough to ignore the pay-for-play appearances in an administration for which corruption allegations have become the norm.

The pattern of MAGA PAC donors getting what they want is striking, but Trump’s Bridgegate is special:

- Jan 16: billionaire writes a check to Trump-aligned super PAC
- Feb 9: billionaire meets with Howard Lutnick
- Feb 9: Trump abandons his own position and says what the billionaire wanted to hear

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-23T17:03:23.547Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/why-a-generous-super-pac-donation-makes-trumps-bridgegate-look-even-worse

It was against this backdrop that the Times added a new installment to the series on Saturday:

Less than one month before meeting with a top administration official to lobby against a new bridge connecting Michigan with Canada, the billionaire owner of an existing bridge donated $1 million to a super PAC devoted to President Trump.

Matthew Moroun, a Detroit-based trucking magnate whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, for decades, made the donation to MAGA Inc. on Jan. 16, according to a campaign finance report filed on Friday evening.


.....Initially, it wasn’t at all clear what prompted Trump’s declaration, right up until we learned that a Michigan billionaire, Matthew Moroun, had met privately with administration officials, lobbying against the bridge. His motivation was obvious: Moroun owns a separate bridge that connects Michigan and Canada, and as former Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan explained in a piece for MS NOW, he wants to maintain a near-monopoly with his single, privately owned toll bridge.

The Times’ latest reporting, however, made a bad story look worse. Consider a brief timeline:

Jan. 16: Moroun gives $1 million to MAGA Inc.

Feb. 9, midday: Moroun meets Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Feb. 9, evening: Trump abandons his own position and says what Moroun wanted to hear.


....But given the recent pattern, it’s tough to ignore the pay-for-play appearances in an administration for which corruption allegations have become the norm
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