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Michigan Senate candidate accuses Trump of keeping Canada-US bridge closed to help donor
- The planned June 12 ribbon-cutting for the new Gordie Howe bridge between Detroit and Windsor was postponed, and the delay has become a political flashpoint in Michigan.
- Democrat Mallory McMorrow aired an ad accusing President Trump of blocking the opening to help a donor (the Moroun family, who gave $1 million to his super PAC) — “open this damn bridge,” she says.
- The $4.4 billion bridge is a major economic link, and McMorrow is using the controversy and a big ad buy to stand out in a crowded Democratic Senate primary.
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