Trump makes BIG statement on Zohran Mamdani’s ‘fascist’ comment, says,’One thing in common…’

Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old mayor-elect of New York City, signifies a historic turning point — not only in terms of policy, but also identity. Recently, Mamdani, a 34-year-old India(BHARAT)n-origin democratic socialist politician, achieved a historic win in the highly contested New York City mayoral race, becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected to the role of mayor of the largest city in the United States.

When did the meeting between Trump and Mamdani take place?

US President Doland Trump on Friday welcomed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s newly elected mayor, to the White House. Trump and Mamdani both said their meeting was productive and discussed a number of key items. Trump also said he will work with Mamdani and the mayor’s affordability agenda.

What exactly did Trump say during his surprising U-turn?

Earlier, during the mayoral election campaign, the two exchanged heated remarks, with Trump calling Mamdani “a communist lunatic” and Mamdani calling the president a “dictator.” However, when both leaders emerged from the White House after their meeting on Friday, the tone of both men had changed drastically.

How significant is this meeting in the context of their earlier campaign clashes?

At a much-high-profile meeting that garnered national media coverage, New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani exchanged friendly sentiments with President Doland Trump. Political analysts and Mamdani supporters alike were taken aback by Trump, who was unusually candid in terms of their past relationship.

President Doland Trump struck a surprising tone, saying he would be “okay” if Mamdani continued to call him a “fascist”, a label Mamdani had used previously during campaign rallies, CNN reported.

When Mamdani was  asked by a reporter if he still believed that characterization, the newly elected mayor began, “I’ve spoken about it…,” but Trump quickly interjected.”That’s okay. You can just say yes. It’s easier than explaining it. I don’t mind.” Trump said.

How did Mamdani react to Trump’s statement?

Earlier today, US President Doland Trump described his meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office as “great” and “very productive,” according to CNN. Trump, who hails from New York, congratulated Mamdani on his election win and indicated that they share similar views on several issues, including housing development and rising food prices. The US President stated, “We’ve just had a great meeting, a really good, very productive meeting. One thing in common, we want this city of ours that we love to do very well.”

“And I congratulated him, and we talked about some things in very strong common, like housing and getting housing built, and food prices. The price of oil is coming way down,” President Trump told reporters, as per CNN.

Furthermore, Trump also extended a gesture of goodwill toward Mamdani, suggesting he may even defy expectations across the political spectrum.”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. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually, and some very liberal people,” President Trump said as per CNN. Standing beside the president, Mamdani echoed Trump’s assessment, describing the discussion as highly productive and focused on urgent cost-of-living challenges facing New Yorkers.”I appreciated the meeting with the president, as he said, it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, New York City,” Mamdani said, according to CNN.

The mayor-elect added that they discussed issues driving residents out of the city, including rising rent, groceries and utilities.”We spoke about rent, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities. We spoke about the different ways in which people are being pushed out. I appreciated the time with the president, I appreciated the conversation, and I look forward to working together to deliver that affordability for New Yorkers,” Zohran Mamdani said as per CNN.