Former President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the United States and Canada on Monday, while also facing scrutiny over past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports from ABC News. The six-lane bridge, set to link Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, is now in jeopardy as Trump stated he would not allow its opening until the United States was "fully compensated" and treated with "Fairness and Respect" by Canada, as per a social media post.
In a separate development, a former Palm Beach, Florida, police chief revealed to the FBI that Trump had called him in the mid-2000s regarding Jeffrey Epstein, saying "thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known hes been doing this," according to an FBI account of an interview in 2019, first reported by the Miami Herald. Trump has consistently denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claimed to have cut ties with him over two decades ago.
Meanwhile, other news outlets reported on unrelated events. A Florida teenager's stepbrother appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday in connection with the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship in November, as reported by Fox News. Additionally, a judge in Alabama denied a motion by Charles Bediako, a former NBA draft prospect, to continue playing basketball for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide after he returned from declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft, potentially setting a precedent in NCAA eligibility.
Fox News also reported on the 115th birthday of Ronald Reagan, with his granddaughter, Ashley Reagan, and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy honoring the late president's legacy at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. "Even with his passing recently, it was very important to my whole family to ma," said Reagan, emphasizing the importance of preserving her grandfather's legacy.
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