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Dan McKee: “We were repairing a bridge that was not repairable. I shut…”

Featuring: Dan McKee, Democratic | Governor of Rhode Island

Gov. Dan McKee speaks on ICE arrests

Published July 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:23

What do you mean? You said it was a failed design. Well, I think I think that we've said that a few times. Right. We were repairing a bridge that was not repairable. I shut it down to keep people safe. We did keep everyone safe. Now we're in a position where we have a world renowned bridge builder coming to the state of Rhode island and all the. (06:23–06:29)

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Asserts that the bridge was not repairable and was shut down for safety reasons.

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