Trump and Mamdani appear friendly after meeting at Gracie Mansion
President Donald Trump said he hoped Zohran Mamdani would be a “great mayor” for New York after their closed-door meeting at Gracie Mansion. At a news conference afterward, the two appeared friendly, while Mamdani said their wide-ranging discussion included affordable housing and immigration but provided few details about disagreements.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hoped Zohran Mamdani would be a “great mayor” for New York after the pair met at Gracie Mansion.
The meeting was held behind closed doors. At a news conference afterward, Trump and Mamdani appeared friendly, according to the source report.
Mamdani said they had a “wide-ranging” discussion that included affordable housing and immigration. He did not provide extensive details about disagreements between them.
Trump and Republicans have spent months presenting Mamdani, a democratic socialist leader, as a symbol of what they describe as the Democratic party’s embrace of “communism.”
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