Moroun cash ties Michigan GOP hopefuls to Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge standoff

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 1,605

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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The big names in Michigan’s Republican 2026 must-watch election field each received large political contributions through the years from the family that operates the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

That now draws several GOP candidates for office this year into the same scrutiny facing President Donald Trump after he threatened on Monday the opening of the Ambassador Bridge’s main competitor, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is owned jointly by …

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