This is about political retribution. And that should be concerning, by the way, not just for people that live in Minneapolis, but for everybody throughout America,” the mayor said. And we don't allow political retribution to take place only because there is a disagreement. ‌Frey and Trump spoke by phone earlier this week, with the president describing the discussions as “very good.”““I just had a very good telephone conversation with Mayor Jacob Frey, of Minneapolis,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. However, in a subsequent statement, the Democratic mayor said he told the president the importance of the immigrant community for the Twin Cities.