WASHINGTON — President Trump crowed Friday that the US will be raking in 50% of the profits from goods passing over the new Gordie Howe Bridge that connects Michigan and Canada, days after he announced massive tariffs on America’s neighbor to the north.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who did not attend Friday's ceremony, blasted Trump's latest tariffs in a Monday statement. He described the levies as being in "direct violation" of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a North American trade pact signed by Trump in 2020.

Facing questions about lettuce safety, President Trump joked about tariffs on Mexico and Canada over a parasite outbreak and widespread wildfire smoke.

Trump's new 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods could affect everything from wine and cheese to autos and hockey sticks.

"It would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries," said a spokesperson for Canadian Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson.

US President Donald Trump is reaching for a tariff power that has sat unused since Congress created it during the Great Depression. After the Supreme Court invalidated his use of an emergency powers law to advance his second-term trade agenda,

President Donald Trump criticized Canada on Truth Social after Americans were “disinvited” from the opening ceremony for a bridge linking the two countries, as tensions between Washington and Ottawa remain heightened.

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