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Credit…Charly Triballeau\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Jacob Frey, Jan. 8, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Frey is the mayor of Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this article \u00b7 5:09 min Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Aug. 1, 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed into the water during rush hour. Thirteen people died, and dozens more were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the immediate aftermath, the president, a Republican, showed up<\/a> in a city full of Democrats ready to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minneapolis leaders were passionate and vocal critics of President George W. Bush\u2019s policies at the time. But when the crisis struck, it didn\u2019t matter. We were partners in what mattered most: saving lives, steadying our community and rebuilding infrastructure. Cities could count on the administration in a crisis. Politics stopped, quite literally, at the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue cities like Minneapolis used to be able to count on good-faith partnerships with the federal government under both Republican and Democratic administrations. Under the Biden administration, our police officers worked with federal agents and the U.S. attorney\u2019s office to bring down shooting rates in North Minneapolis. The effort wasn\u2019t political \u2014 it was practical, and it continues to keep people safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n