Mamdani, Trump’s expected slugfest turns into a lovefest as president says socialist will make NYC ‘greater than ever before’

The New York Post ^ | 11/21/2025 | Steven Nelson et al

[thegagline]

Prediction: The love fest will be over before Christmas or should I say Ramadan?

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I smell a rope-a-dope.

[mitchjackson1972]

This actually is a method by which donald trump can demoralize far leftist voters: the optics of this situation make Mamdani look like he is now buddy-buddy with trump, leftists who voted for Mamdani see this as him back stabbing them and now befriending The Don, so now they will be even less inclined to vote for anyone like Mamdani again because they feel like Donald Trump has some secret mind control where he can move any leftist into his camp.

[Aeneas2112]

Two pugilists trying to throw each other off their guard.

Mandami may be many things, but dumb is not one of them; Trump is the Alpha politician right now; he’s young enough to bide his time and not wade in swinging. Trump likes winners. He possibly respects Mandani more than he ever could Hillary or Biden; he won in NY.

Neither is dumb enough to underestimate their opponent.

[plain talk]

Great opener — They found comrade ground.

[9YearLurker]

Send the illegals home and housing would go down while worker salaries went up. Problem solved.

But no, the communist and Trump only want to focus on the “bad hombres”.

[Delta 21]

Love everyone. Encourage everyone. (or I will throttle you on world wide TV.)

[dayglored]

Mamdani is not stupid. You don't walk into the Oval Office and slam the President of the United States no matter how much you disagree with him. They found something in common despite near-polar opposite political and economic views. That's not a bad thing.

Mamdani hasn't taken office yet. Up to this point it's all been TALK -- the politics of getting elected. We'll see what he DOES after he takes office. That's what counts. PDJT will have things to say about that, for sure.

[Carry_Okie]

Pity the fool, he’s being trolled.

[R_Kangel]

..... I think it's time that everybody here reads a book written by somebody who knows how it's done. It's entitled "The Art of the Deal." Some here might find it rather enlightening......

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[llevrok]

I smell a rope-a-dope.

I think you are spot on!

[Sacajaweau]

Agree...now the little dumb a** has to do what Trump wants him to do...amusing...

[EQAndyBuzz]

“ I smell a rope-a-dope.”

I smell a “leave me alone and the rest is up to you.” Trump is the best in the real estate game in New York City. Momhdani came to truly be on his best behavior and show respect.

We’ll see.

[Brian Griffin]

“affordability”

It wasn’t affordable 43 years ago.

1873: “Go west, young man!”

[RummyChick]

another socialist is making waves in Israel. btw, the article mentions MTG (who just resigned.)

https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1991870020335640838

John Aziz
@aziz0nomics

Benjamin Netanyahu sharing a link to the socialist publication Jacobin of all publications was not on my 2025 bingo card.

[RummyChick]

this Bibi turn of events is fascinating

[Secret Agent Man]

Ifmyou parse what Trump says it isn’t really a love fest. There are qualifiers in his statements. They also don’t define what each believes about certain terms and phrases. They say the same words but the definitions are different.

[Secret Agent Man]

She resigned?

[Brian Griffin]

It is my understanding that Mount Vernon, NY was founded in 1846 because NYC wasn’t affordable.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Terribly disappointing. No matter what his strategy is I wanted Trump to put that little POS communist in his justifiably subservient self