Posted on 11/20/2025 9:26:22 AM PST by DallasBiff
President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months have antagonized each other from afar.
The sit-down, which Trump said on social media would take place Friday in the Oval Office, could possibly represent a detente of sorts between the Republican president and Democratic rising star, as Trump has since Mamdani’s win moved toward acceptance of Mamdani’s central, winning campaign issue of affordability.
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Hopefully Man Dummy will do something that the Secret Service will have to “respond to”
Sort of a MacArthur - Hirohito moment.
Or a Trump - Kim Jong Un moment.
This is a good move. So much of the Mamdani/far left base can’t get past screeching “Trump is Hitler” 24/7.
The optics of those two people having a respectful sit-down meeting will infuriate the wackos on their side even more.
The madman will make some snide remarks which will make him look like an imbecile. Blaming Trump is all he has.
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