President Donald Trump met with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for the first time in the Oval Office during November. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
Insiders with knowledge of the conversation described the tone of the texts as "friendly."
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"It wouldn’t make practical, political sense for them to scream at each other — in public or private," one politico said, while also noting, "Of course, they can’t appear too cozy."
The source added: "Mamdani would be smart to kiss Trump’s ass … Especially when the federal government can withhold billions from the city."
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump take questions from the press following their one-on-one meeting, Friday, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C. (Pool / Fox News)
"He hated (Bill) de Blasio, the last left-wing mayor, and probably felt estranged from the city because of it," he said. "He seems to feel an emotional connection with Mamdani. The mayor must be totally amazed by what’s happening."
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Asked how this might play with Mamdani’s base of Democratic Socialists of America members who despise the Republican White House, Kirtzman said he believed they’d likely give the lefty mayor a pass.
"I think the left understands this is purely transactional from Mamdani’s perspective," he said.
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