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merry christmas — 1 month ago(February 21, 2026 05:24 PM)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/politics/trump-canada-bridge-maga-inc-donation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N1A.4KG5.HBGmw-AuX3-V
Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Group Before Trump Blasted Competitor
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.
On Feb. 9, Mr. Moroun met in Washington with Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, who called Mr. Trump after the meeting, The New York Times reported. Hours after the meeting, Mr. Trump lambasted the competing span.
Spokesmen for the White House and MAGA Inc. dismissed suggestions of any connection between the donation and Mr. Trump’s stance.
Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for MAGA Inc., said in a statement: “Donations to MAGA Inc. have no bearing on government policy and any suggestion otherwise is falsely making a connection where it does not exist.”
Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said that “the only special interest guiding President Trump’s decision-making is the best interest of the American people.”
He suggested without evidence that the new bridge would benefit Canada more than the United States.
“Infrastructure being built over America’s border that connects Canada’s $2.3 trillion economy to America’s $30 trillion economy should first and foremost benefit America and Americans,” Mr. Desai said.
Representatives for the Commerce Department and Mr. Moroun’s company did not immediately respond to questions.