Garcia and Tlaib's February 18 letter cites reporting that Matthew Moroun met Howard Lutnick on February 9, after which Lutnick briefed Trump and Trump threatened to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening.
Moroun meets Lutnick before Trump's bridge-opening threat
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- 2026-02-09
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