Washington, July 25 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the cancellation of a joint US-Canada opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, claiming that Washington had renegotiated the project's financial terms to secure a 50 per cent share of net profits.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump reacted to Canadian officials calling off the bipartisan event connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.

"Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine, considering they are paying substantial TARIFFS to the United States," Trump wrote, adding that the original terms set by a previous administration were "terribly negotiated" and no longer stand. He declared ...