# 🤯 Trump Holds Canada-US Bridge Opening Hostage As Trade Threat, But WE PAID FOR IT! | News

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening-hostage-as-trade-threat-but-we-paid-for-it-news
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening-hostage-as-trade-threat-but-we-paid-for-it-news.md
Podcast: [The Bill Kelly Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094)
Published: 2026-05-20T17:51:43+00:00
Episode link: https://billkelly.substack.com/p/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening
Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198488422/82cbf8de74e616c19d6be432a60fb4f6.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094/episodes/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening-hostage-as-trade-threat-but-we-paid-for-it-news
Duration seconds: 719

## Resource

The US President is holding the newly completed Gordie Howe bridge between Windsor and Detroit hostage to help his billionaire buddies, using the excuse of unfair US-Canada trade practices. The bridge has been described as “they key to the US and Canadian economies” as the busiest border crossing for trade transport. It seems like Prime Minister Mark Carney’s CUSMA negotiating team is preparing to use it as leverage, if necessary. In this news update, Bill breaks down the facts behind the Gordie Howe bridge deal, and examines what this conflict could mean for US-Canada relations, international trade, and the broader landscape of Canadian politics. Let’s talk about it! Tune into Episode 452 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for daily Canadian news updates. This news update was recorded on May 17, 2026. WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/EwLGhHGZCFc?si=Xj9nmoT5TE76nwMS Join Bill’s LIVESTREAM every Thursday at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT! Watch last week’s Livecast here: https://youtube.com/live/CjSRCr00waA?feature=share WATCH A RELATED EPISODE: Trump Threatens to Block New US-Canada Bridge Opening with The Most HILARIOUS 'Reason' Yet! | News https://youtu.be/lUs60h68ohI Danielle Smith’s Dreams of Alberta Separation Quashed by Courts, But She’s Not Done https://youtu.be/KI-eFfi6P7M?si=vtu8iUQRklvecFcl FURTHER READING Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/trump-says-canada-us-will-immediately-start-negotiations-over-windsor-detroit-bridge/ Fact check: Canada paid for Gordie Howe Bridge, but doesn’t own it alone https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/fact-check-canada-paid-for-gordie-howe-bridge-but-doesnt-own-it-alone/ White House points to ‘longstanding unfair trade practices’ when ask…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094/episodes/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening-hostage-as-trade-threat-but-we-paid-for-it-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bill-kelly-podcast-6613094/trump-holds-canada-us-bridge-opening-hostage-as-trade-threat-but-we-paid-for-it-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.