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Pete Buttigieg: “Canada actually paid for the bridge.”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Buttigieg says Trump should not prevent opening of Gordie Howe Bridge: 'It is corruption'

Published | Video Starts at 02:00

The craziest thing about this is that Mexico was never going to pay for the wall, but Canada actually paid for the bridge. They paid for it. I remember being briefed on this when I was in transition, getting ready to become secretary. (02:00–02:03)

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Asserts that Canada funded the Gordie Howe International Crossing.

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