Trump's threat to block Gordie Howe bridge is pure oligarchy

[marmar]

(Detroit Metro Times) President Donald Trump’s threat to block the opening of the publicly owned Gordie Howe International Bridge stands to benefit one politically connected billionaire family.

The Morouns, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge, have spent years and millions of dollars lobbying, funding campaigns, and backing a ballot measure to stop the publicly financed crossing from ever opening.

The new bridge, financed by Canada and jointly owned by Canada and Michigan, was set to open later this year.

The Moroun family spent more than $33 million in 2012 backing a statewide ballot proposal aimed at blocking the publicly owned bridge, an effort that failed when voters rejected it by a 59% to 41% margin. The Morouns, who are major Republican donors, have also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to state and federal politicians and political committees who have opposed the new bridge. .................(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-detroit-news/trumps-threat-to-block-gordie-howe-bridge-is-pure-oligarchy/

[GreenWave]

1. It has come to pass that a moron will help the Morouns.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Apparently, Maroun met with Lutnick, and Lutnick phoned Trump

Nothing about paper bags of money, but there were paper bags of money.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/ambassador-bridge-gordie-howe-bridge-trump/