US EditionMamdani stands by ‘fascist’ claim despite ‘productive’ Trump meeting
- On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor-elect, met President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office and said he still believes Trump is a `fascist` and a `despot` while calling the meeting productive.
- After campaigning in the Bronx and Queens, Mamdani prioritized affordability when he sat down with the president, saying he must `deliver for New Yorkers` and advocate programs to ease the New York City affordability crisis.
- After months of campaign barbs, the two held a surprisingly cordial meeting in Washington, where President Donald Trump congratulated Zohran Mamdani and suggested he might feel comfortable moving back to New York under his mayoralty.
- Policy talks focused on shared goals such as housing and public safety, though deployment questions remained, with Mamdani trusting the NYPD and Trump saying `If they need it` on National Guard use.
- Looking beyond the White House meeting, Mamdani said he supports Jeffries for speaker if Democrats retake the 2026 midterms, needing Hochul and Albany's approval for tax plans.
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Trump and Mamdani’s meeting amounted to a thoroughly American experience in political surrealism
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President Trump on Friday offered praise for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after what the two called a “productive” meeting at the White House, a sharp shift from Trump’s previous attacks when he repeatedly derided Mamdani as a “communist.” “I think you’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor. The better he does, [...]
Mamdani Meets Trump; Monday Morning Politics with Leader Jeffries; Making a Revolution | The Brian Lehrer Show
On today's show: Jeffery Mays, a New York Times reporter covering politics with a focus on New York City Hall, recaps Mayor-elect Mamdani's Friday meeting at the White House with President Trump, where the two spoke well of each other and pledged to work together. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D NY-8th, Brooklyn) offers his take on how the meeting between President Trump and Mayor-elect Mamdani went, and more national political news. Ed…
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