Zohrab Mamdani, a well-known socialist youth leader who will take over as mayor of New York, America's largest city, from January, has reached the White House and met with President Donald Trump.
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The meeting between the two, who had been hounding each other in the media and at public events, was eagerly watched.
The two praised each other during their meeting on Friday, according to US media. Trump has previously called Mamdani a '100 percent crazy communist' or that electing him mayor would be an existential threat to the country's largest city. Mamdani has also called Trump's administration a 'dictatorial'. During the meeting, Trump said he was very impressed with Mamdani and would help him succeed as mayor.
After the meeting, which lasted about half an hour, they stood together in front of the media in the Oval Office and were asked questions related to their previous sharp criticism of each other. Trump, who was born in New York and later moved to Florida, was also asked by reporters if he would return to New York after Mamdani won. Trump replied, 'After this meeting, I have to go to New York.' Both expressed their hope to work together to make New York more livable, livable, and crime-free.
Similarly, when reporters asked, “Do you still call Trump a dictator?” Mamdani said, “Yes, I do.” Trump, who was sitting next to him, also joked, “I’ve been called worse than a dictator, so what’s this?” Trump said, “I found that he and I agreed on more issues than I thought.”
Similarly, Mamdani said that their meeting was very productive. “Our conversation focused on our common goal of prosperity in New York,” he said. “We didn’t talk about the many disagreements we had.”
Mamdani has posted about his meeting with Trump on social media, and many memes have been made about it. Mamdani, who was elected against the wishes of wealthy New Yorkers by openly promoting his South Asian and Muslim background, has been the target of constant attacks from Republicans, including Trump, for his socialist statements and pronouncements during the election campaign.
