Donald Trump promised to “help” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York

Although the American president has repeatedly described the Democratic Party candidate-elect as a “communist” during the city campaign, their meeting on Friday at the White House was described as “productive” by Zohran Mamdani.

Forget the bitter exchanges of the past few months. Donald Trump and New York’s next Democratic mayor Zohran Mamdani promised, Friday, November 21, to work together, exchanging smiles and pleasantries in the Oval Office. “I think you will have, I hope, a great mayor. The more successful he is, the happier I will be. (…) We will help him realize everyone’s dream, to have a strong and very safe New York”said the American president, which repeatedly describes Zohran Mamdani as “Communist” during the city campaign.

Elected Democrats judge “very productive” his interviews with Republican billionaires. He emphasized that their meeting “not discussing points of disagreement, of which there are many”but on them “shared purpose to serve New Yorkers” to combat the high cost of living, his big campaign promise.

During their joint appearance on camera, Donald Trump, also a New Yorker, almost seemed to endorse the 34-year-old Democratic Party politician, and predicted that he would do so. “shocking some conservatives”. Questioned about Zohran Mamdani’s past comments, which specifically described him as “persecutor”The American president, who can be very upset, responded in a light tone. “Something worse than a despot has been said about me. So, it’s not that insulting. Maybe he’ll change his mind.”

The 79-year-old Republican, who has always loved media attention, welcomed the interest generated by the meeting, which led to an influx of journalists into the White House. He praised the campaign “Extraordinary” from his guests, who he started as a foreigner and ended not only as mayor-elect, but also as a rising star of American progressives.

Despite their differences, Zohran Mamdani has been unable to completely break with the American president, who has threatened to cut federal funds intended for New York and send the National Guard to some Democratic strongholds. While waiting to take office on January 1, the mayoral candidate also sought to reassure those concerned about his lack of experience, as his only mandate is as a district elected official in the New York State Assembly.