"United States President Donald Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held surprisingly cordial talks in the White House on Friday, defying expectations of a potentially tense meeting between the Republican billionaire and the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist. The warmth displayed came in stark contrast to the barbs the pair have exchanged in recent months. Trump has caricatured Mamdani as an anti-Semitic communist, even threatening to strip him of his US citizenship, while Mamdani called Trump a despot in his election victory speech just weeks"
"But the pair appeared to put these seemingly irrevocable differences aside for one day at least with Trump describing the great meeting as really productive when talking to reporters in the Oval Office with Mamdani standing by his side. With many left unsure of what to make of the bizarrely chummy meeting between the political polar opposites, here are a few key takeaways:"
"Mamdani said ahead of his meeting with Trump that he was willing to meet with anyone to push forward his affordability agenda for the US's largest city, saying that he and Trump shared some common ground in that they ran campaigns focused on the cost-of-living crisis. I will speak to everyone so long as it could stand to benefit an economic agenda for New Yorkers. And that's where I will always make the case, he said."
President Donald Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met cordially at the White House despite recent mutual insults and sharp accusations. The meeting displayed unexpected warmth after Trump caricatured Mamdani as an anti-Semitic communist and Mamdani had called Trump a despot. Mamdani said he was willing to meet with anyone to advance an affordability agenda for New Yorkers, noting shared campaign focus on the cost-of-living crisis. Trump described the meeting as productive and said they agreed on more than expected, predicting success for Mamdani's tenure as mayor.
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