President Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future

“We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,” Trump says about Mamdani.

While this public posture is quite a change for the president, Trump has privately complimented Mamdani in recent weeks. I wrote about that recently.

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Mamdani seems to be slightly uncomfortable with Trump’s flattery. He keeps turning back to his affordability agenda. He brings up that there was a portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whom he admires, at the White House. Trump says Mamdani took a photo with the portrait.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/21/us/trump-news

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Northwest · M

“I feel very confident that he can do a good job,” Mr. Trump said Friday afternoon in the Oval Office. “I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually.”

Mr. Mamdani acknowledged that he and Mr. Trump had been clear with one another on their opposing views, and said that their meeting focused on the “shared purpose” they had in serving New Yorkers and not on their differences. Mr. Trump said he expected to be a “big help” for Mr. Mamdani, and when asked if he felt comfortable living in a city governed by Mr. Mamdani, Mr. Trump said he “absolutely” would.

“I would feel very, very comfortable living in New York,” Mr. Trump said.

Mr. Trump also rejected the characterization made by his ally Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, a conservative Republican, who has called Mr. Mamdani a “jihadist terrorist sympathizer.” Mr. Mamdani, Mr. Trump said, is a “rational person.”

Here's a thought: Maduro should meet with Trump.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@Northwest hahaha 😆 yes Maduro should