US Edition‘All Show’: Long-Time White House Journalist Unfazed by Trump Letting Mamdani Call Him Fascist
Mamdani initiated a meeting with Trump to discuss New York affordability issues affecting 8.5 million residents despite recent political clashes.
- On November 21, 2025, Zohran Mamdani asked President Donald Trump in the Oval Office whether he considered himself a fascist during a cordial meeting.
- Facing weeks of MAGA attacks, Mamdani sought cooperation to benefit the eight and a half million people who live in New York City after Trump endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
- Asked to clarify the label, Trump laughed, saying `That's ok` and `If you want to call me that, you can`; Mamdani later confirmed on NBC's Meet the Press he answered `yes` and discussed affordability issues: rent, groceries, utilities and displacement pressures.
- The deadpan exchange quickly ricocheted across social media and national news outlets and was widely reported as a defining, amusing image of the New York mayoral race, prompting shock waves with alarm on right-wing outlets and delight on the political left.
- Observers warned the stakes include potential federal troops deployment and billions in federal aid at risk for New York City, while commentators caution normalizing autocracy could recast serious concerns as a punchline.
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) | – Across the political spectrum – with alarm on the right and delight on the left – the display of warmth from President Trump toward Zohran Mamdani last Friday set off shock waves. Trump’s lavish praise of New York’s mayor-elect in the Oval Office was a 180-degree turn from his condemnation of the democratic socialist as “a pure true communist” and “a total nut job.” The stunning about-face…
The new mayor of New York exchanged with the President of the United States in the Oval Bureau on Friday. A meeting during which the two men "did not hesitate" to address their "points of disagreement".
Trump, this time as a master of freedom, did not want to move Mamdani out of his comfort zone and gave him, and the world of progressiveism, a great lesson: you can also call me fascist, because they are not, and this is proof of it.
Trump says Mamdani can call him a "fascist" in Oval Office meet-and-greet
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s bizarre Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump continues to spiral into political surrealism — and the newest detail may be the strangest yet. Multiple outlets now report that Mamdani directly asked Trump whether he considered himself a fascist. Trump’s response: “If you want to call me that, you can.” Mamdani replied: “Okay.” Asked to clarify if he thinks Trump is a fascist, before Mamdani can ans…
‘All show’: Long-time White House journalist unfazed by Trump letting Mamdani call him fascist
Republicans and Democrats alike were left speechless as President Trump declared he has more in common with New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani than he initially thought. New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, former special assistant to President Biden, Meghan Hays, and Republican strategist Annalyse Keller join Alex Witt to share their analysis of the extraordinary meeting.
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