"The armies of lefty America and of Maga were assembled ready to watch their champions do battle. After all, Donald Trump had called Zohran Mamdani a 100% Communist Lunatic and total nut job. The incoming democratic socialist New York mayor in turn had called the Republican US president a despot and fascist. But anyone expecting to see fists fly and shirts torn in the Oval Office was in for a disappointment."
"Trump, 79, and 34-year-old Mamdani actually got on rather well. In fact beautifully, bewilderingly, bizarrely well. Instead of Batman v Superman, this was Toy Story besties Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Perhaps the old left v right binaries really are dead. This was a case of game recognising game of Queens recognising Queens. Trump is now on much better terms with Zohran Mamdani than Marjorie Taylor Greene, his fellow Republican. Mamdani got a warmer reception from Trump than from the leaders of his own party"
"We have one thing in common we want this city of ours that we love to do very well, the president said, referring to New York. He added: I think you're going to have hopefully a really great mayor. The better he does the happier I am. I will say there's no difference in party, there's no difference in anything, and we're going to be helping him to make everybody's dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York."
Donald Trump met Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office and the pair showed an unexpectedly warm rapport despite past mutual insults. Trump emphasized support for a strong, safe New York and said party differences would not hinder cooperation. Mamdani, the incoming democratic socialist and first Muslim mayor of New York, received notably warm treatment from Trump, exceeding reception from some in his own party. Reporters and strategists reacted with surprise as conventional partisan attacks faltered. The interaction featured friendly body language and remarks that suggested shifting political dynamics and weakened left-right binaries.
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