President Donald Trump and Democratic New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani struck a conciliatory tone throughout a Friday assembly on the White Home, stressing their shared concern for New Yorkers and their skyrocketing value of residing.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist recent off an upstart victory, echoed Trump’s assertion that, regardless of their variations, the 2 discovered frequent floor concerning the metropolis’s affordability disaster.
Following a roughly 30-minute personal assembly within the Oval Workplace, the 2 fielded questions from the press, with Trump downplaying the tough rhetoric they hurled at one another in the course of the mayoral marketing campaign.
“We agreed much more than I might have thought,” Trump stated of their assembly, which they famous targeted on populist points affecting the typical individual within the metropolis.
“We spoke about lease, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities, we spoke concerning the alternative ways through which persons are being pushed out,” Trump stated.
Mamdani thanked Trump for internet hosting their assembly, and famous that whereas they disagree on a lot, he and the president noticed eye to eye on serving to the individuals of Trump’s hometown, which Mamdani described as “a spot of shared admiration and love.”
“I believe each President Trump and I, we’re very clear about our positions and our views, and what I actually admire concerning the president is the assembly that we had targeted not on locations of disagreement, which there are numerous, [but] … targeted on the shared goal that we’ve in serving New Yorkers,” Mamdani stated.
Trump, who dismissed Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” in the course of the marketing campaign and threatened to chop federal funding to New York Metropolis and ship within the Nationwide Guard, shifted his tone within the Oval Workplace, claiming he would really feel “very, very comfy” residing within the metropolis below Mamdani’s management.
“We had some fascinating dialog, and a few of his concepts actually are the identical concepts that I’ve,” Trump stated.
The “one factor we’ve in frequent,” Trump stated, was that they each “need this metropolis of ours that we like to do very effectively.” He famous additionally they mentioned crime, a difficulty on which he stated they’re additionally in settlement.
“We mentioned crime, and he would not wish to see crime, and I do not wish to see crime, and I’ve little or no doubt that we’re not [sic] going to get alongside on that challenge,” he stated.
Taking questions from reporters, Trump stepped in to parry questions grilling Mamdani on when he known as the president “a fascist” and “a despot.”
Throughout his electoral victory speech in the course of the early-morning hours of Nov. 5, Mamdani vowed to “Trump-proof” New York Metropolis and rent further attorneys to fend off federal overreach in response to Trump’s threats to ship within the Nationwide Guard.
“Since I do know you are watching,” he informed Trump on election evening, “I’ve 4 phrases for you: flip the quantity up!”
Talking within the Oval Workplace, Trump tried to steer the dialog in a extra diplomatic route.
“I have been known as a lot worse than a despot, so it isn’t that insulting,” Trump informed the press Friday. When a reporter pressed Mamdani to clarify if he nonetheless believes Trump is “a fascist,” Trump lower in.
“That is OK, you may simply say sure. That is simpler than explaining it,” he stated whereas patting Mamdani’s arm.
Trump famous that his high-profile assembly with the younger socialist mayor-elect drew an particularly heightened degree of public curiosity.
“This has obtained extra protection than any assembly I’ve had, even with world leaders,” he joked.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Submit. Ship information tricks to jon.brown@christianpost.com
President Donald Trump and Democratic New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani struck a conciliatory tone throughout a Friday assembly on the White Home, stressing their shared concern for New Yorkers and their skyrocketing value of residing.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist recent off an upstart victory, echoed Trump’s assertion that, regardless of their variations, the 2 discovered frequent floor concerning the metropolis’s affordability disaster.
Following a roughly 30-minute personal assembly within the Oval Workplace, the 2 fielded questions from the press, with Trump downplaying the tough rhetoric they hurled at one another in the course of the mayoral marketing campaign.
“We agreed much more than I might have thought,” Trump stated of their assembly, which they famous targeted on populist points affecting the typical individual within the metropolis.
“We spoke about lease, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities, we spoke concerning the alternative ways through which persons are being pushed out,” Trump stated.
Mamdani thanked Trump for internet hosting their assembly, and famous that whereas they disagree on a lot, he and the president noticed eye to eye on serving to the individuals of Trump’s hometown, which Mamdani described as “a spot of shared admiration and love.”
“I believe each President Trump and I, we’re very clear about our positions and our views, and what I actually admire concerning the president is the assembly that we had targeted not on locations of disagreement, which there are numerous, [but] … targeted on the shared goal that we’ve in serving New Yorkers,” Mamdani stated.
Trump, who dismissed Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” in the course of the marketing campaign and threatened to chop federal funding to New York Metropolis and ship within the Nationwide Guard, shifted his tone within the Oval Workplace, claiming he would really feel “very, very comfy” residing within the metropolis below Mamdani’s management.
“We had some fascinating dialog, and a few of his concepts actually are the identical concepts that I’ve,” Trump stated.
The “one factor we’ve in frequent,” Trump stated, was that they each “need this metropolis of ours that we like to do very effectively.” He famous additionally they mentioned crime, a difficulty on which he stated they’re additionally in settlement.
“We mentioned crime, and he would not wish to see crime, and I do not wish to see crime, and I’ve little or no doubt that we’re not [sic] going to get alongside on that challenge,” he stated.
Taking questions from reporters, Trump stepped in to parry questions grilling Mamdani on when he known as the president “a fascist” and “a despot.”
Throughout his electoral victory speech in the course of the early-morning hours of Nov. 5, Mamdani vowed to “Trump-proof” New York Metropolis and rent further attorneys to fend off federal overreach in response to Trump’s threats to ship within the Nationwide Guard.
“Since I do know you are watching,” he informed Trump on election evening, “I’ve 4 phrases for you: flip the quantity up!”
Talking within the Oval Workplace, Trump tried to steer the dialog in a extra diplomatic route.
“I have been known as a lot worse than a despot, so it isn’t that insulting,” Trump informed the press Friday. When a reporter pressed Mamdani to clarify if he nonetheless believes Trump is “a fascist,” Trump lower in.
“That is OK, you may simply say sure. That is simpler than explaining it,” he stated whereas patting Mamdani’s arm.
Trump famous that his high-profile assembly with the younger socialist mayor-elect drew an particularly heightened degree of public curiosity.
“This has obtained extra protection than any assembly I’ve had, even with world leaders,” he joked.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Submit. Ship information tricks to jon.brown@christianpost.com
President Donald Trump and Democratic New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani struck a conciliatory tone throughout a Friday assembly on the White Home, stressing their shared concern for New Yorkers and their skyrocketing value of residing.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist recent off an upstart victory, echoed Trump’s assertion that, regardless of their variations, the 2 discovered frequent floor concerning the metropolis’s affordability disaster.
Following a roughly 30-minute personal assembly within the Oval Workplace, the 2 fielded questions from the press, with Trump downplaying the tough rhetoric they hurled at one another in the course of the mayoral marketing campaign.
“We agreed much more than I might have thought,” Trump stated of their assembly, which they famous targeted on populist points affecting the typical individual within the metropolis.
“We spoke about lease, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities, we spoke concerning the alternative ways through which persons are being pushed out,” Trump stated.
Mamdani thanked Trump for internet hosting their assembly, and famous that whereas they disagree on a lot, he and the president noticed eye to eye on serving to the individuals of Trump’s hometown, which Mamdani described as “a spot of shared admiration and love.”
“I believe each President Trump and I, we’re very clear about our positions and our views, and what I actually admire concerning the president is the assembly that we had targeted not on locations of disagreement, which there are numerous, [but] … targeted on the shared goal that we’ve in serving New Yorkers,” Mamdani stated.
Trump, who dismissed Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” in the course of the marketing campaign and threatened to chop federal funding to New York Metropolis and ship within the Nationwide Guard, shifted his tone within the Oval Workplace, claiming he would really feel “very, very comfy” residing within the metropolis below Mamdani’s management.
“We had some fascinating dialog, and a few of his concepts actually are the identical concepts that I’ve,” Trump stated.
The “one factor we’ve in frequent,” Trump stated, was that they each “need this metropolis of ours that we like to do very effectively.” He famous additionally they mentioned crime, a difficulty on which he stated they’re additionally in settlement.
“We mentioned crime, and he would not wish to see crime, and I do not wish to see crime, and I’ve little or no doubt that we’re not [sic] going to get alongside on that challenge,” he stated.
Taking questions from reporters, Trump stepped in to parry questions grilling Mamdani on when he known as the president “a fascist” and “a despot.”
Throughout his electoral victory speech in the course of the early-morning hours of Nov. 5, Mamdani vowed to “Trump-proof” New York Metropolis and rent further attorneys to fend off federal overreach in response to Trump’s threats to ship within the Nationwide Guard.
“Since I do know you are watching,” he informed Trump on election evening, “I’ve 4 phrases for you: flip the quantity up!”
Talking within the Oval Workplace, Trump tried to steer the dialog in a extra diplomatic route.
“I have been known as a lot worse than a despot, so it isn’t that insulting,” Trump informed the press Friday. When a reporter pressed Mamdani to clarify if he nonetheless believes Trump is “a fascist,” Trump lower in.
“That is OK, you may simply say sure. That is simpler than explaining it,” he stated whereas patting Mamdani’s arm.
Trump famous that his high-profile assembly with the younger socialist mayor-elect drew an particularly heightened degree of public curiosity.
“This has obtained extra protection than any assembly I’ve had, even with world leaders,” he joked.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Submit. Ship information tricks to jon.brown@christianpost.com
President Donald Trump and Democratic New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani struck a conciliatory tone throughout a Friday assembly on the White Home, stressing their shared concern for New Yorkers and their skyrocketing value of residing.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist recent off an upstart victory, echoed Trump’s assertion that, regardless of their variations, the 2 discovered frequent floor concerning the metropolis’s affordability disaster.
Following a roughly 30-minute personal assembly within the Oval Workplace, the 2 fielded questions from the press, with Trump downplaying the tough rhetoric they hurled at one another in the course of the mayoral marketing campaign.
“We agreed much more than I might have thought,” Trump stated of their assembly, which they famous targeted on populist points affecting the typical individual within the metropolis.
“We spoke about lease, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities, we spoke concerning the alternative ways through which persons are being pushed out,” Trump stated.
Mamdani thanked Trump for internet hosting their assembly, and famous that whereas they disagree on a lot, he and the president noticed eye to eye on serving to the individuals of Trump’s hometown, which Mamdani described as “a spot of shared admiration and love.”
“I believe each President Trump and I, we’re very clear about our positions and our views, and what I actually admire concerning the president is the assembly that we had targeted not on locations of disagreement, which there are numerous, [but] … targeted on the shared goal that we’ve in serving New Yorkers,” Mamdani stated.
Trump, who dismissed Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” in the course of the marketing campaign and threatened to chop federal funding to New York Metropolis and ship within the Nationwide Guard, shifted his tone within the Oval Workplace, claiming he would really feel “very, very comfy” residing within the metropolis below Mamdani’s management.
“We had some fascinating dialog, and a few of his concepts actually are the identical concepts that I’ve,” Trump stated.
The “one factor we’ve in frequent,” Trump stated, was that they each “need this metropolis of ours that we like to do very effectively.” He famous additionally they mentioned crime, a difficulty on which he stated they’re additionally in settlement.
“We mentioned crime, and he would not wish to see crime, and I do not wish to see crime, and I’ve little or no doubt that we’re not [sic] going to get alongside on that challenge,” he stated.
Taking questions from reporters, Trump stepped in to parry questions grilling Mamdani on when he known as the president “a fascist” and “a despot.”
Throughout his electoral victory speech in the course of the early-morning hours of Nov. 5, Mamdani vowed to “Trump-proof” New York Metropolis and rent further attorneys to fend off federal overreach in response to Trump’s threats to ship within the Nationwide Guard.
“Since I do know you are watching,” he informed Trump on election evening, “I’ve 4 phrases for you: flip the quantity up!”
Talking within the Oval Workplace, Trump tried to steer the dialog in a extra diplomatic route.
“I have been known as a lot worse than a despot, so it isn’t that insulting,” Trump informed the press Friday. When a reporter pressed Mamdani to clarify if he nonetheless believes Trump is “a fascist,” Trump lower in.
“That is OK, you may simply say sure. That is simpler than explaining it,” he stated whereas patting Mamdani’s arm.
Trump famous that his high-profile assembly with the younger socialist mayor-elect drew an particularly heightened degree of public curiosity.
“This has obtained extra protection than any assembly I’ve had, even with world leaders,” he joked.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Submit. Ship information tricks to jon.brown@christianpost.com
