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mwmisses4289

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1. I suspect this is the real reason t is suddenly threatening to close this bridge.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:27 PM

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"The nearby Ambassador Bridge, one of the busiest border crossings on the continent, has been privately owned for decades by a Detroit trucking industry billionaire and his family, the Morouns. The family had previously called on Mr. Trump to halt the construction of the Gordie Howe bridge -- which would, once opened, compete for the more than $300 million in daily cross-border trade over the Ambassador Bridge."

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I suspect this is the real reason t is suddenly threatening to close this bridge. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #1

Didn't know anything about "the Morouns". Could almost be made into a gangsta flick. erronis Tuesday #2