But the two were all smiles throughout, with Trump even siding with the soon-to-be first Muslim mayor of New York over one of his GOP allies, Rep. Elise Stefanik, who’d called Mamdani a “jihadist.”

“She’s out there campaigning and you say things sometimes in a campaign,” Trump said of Stefanik, who’s running for governor of New York. “I met with a man who’s a very rational person. I met with a man who wants to see New York be great again.”

Well that's not what I expected...

I’ve seen some word that Trump probably just thinks Mamdani is using “fascist” as a political pejorative - in the same way republicans call their political opponents “communists” or “radical left socialists”.

This is the first I'm hearing of this. And, I seriously can't tell whether you're joking.

Not for the first time, recently, I ask, "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!"

I don't know if this is some sort of joke, but that's not an agreement. That's Trump not wanting a convoluted political beating around the bush, which is what Mamdani was about to do. Such a response would feed the media, but just saying yes and Trump shrugging it off sabotages the media's obvious attempt of pitting them against each other.

They attacked Trump when he used to be pro-vax.

42 year old here.

..........is it weird that I know what rizz is, but I'm only assuming I know what demsoc is based on context?

He’s reading the room and wants to position himself in front of the trend. MTG saw it. MAGA is beginning to see it.

That looks like ASAC Schrader and Heisenberg...

He might also be doing a runaround on NY gov Hochul re: securing state funding for his NYC program agenda. It puts lots of pressure on her to play nice with him.

Ding ding ding!

One thing you have to always remember about Donald Trump is: he's incredibly insecure. His fragile little ego is desperate for approval. It's why he constantly shitposts on a social media site he owns - so he can get that constant dopamine rush of upvotes and fawning comments and "megadittoes, Mr. President". And it's why he's desperate for the approval of people he considers strong leaders - Putin and Xi and Milei and so on. And when somebody he respects flatters him, he becomes putty in their hands.

Mamdani won decisively in New York. Mamdani proved himself a strong leader. And then, after taking everything Trump could throw at him and coming out on top, Mamdani went to Trump and basically said "I talk a lot of shit about you, you talk a lot of shit about me, but we both know that's how the game is played and not to take it personally. You do good work and I respect you. We both believe New York is the greatest city in the world so let's work together to make it great again."

And Mamdani certainly didn't have to ask for a meeting with Trump. It probably hurt him with some of his base to talk to Trump at all. So you have this strong man, this leader, this winner, who decisively proved himself the leader of the Democratic Party in New York, with incredible momentum behind him - and he goes to Trump to kiss his ring and ask for his support.

And when a strong man gives Trump the manly validation he craves, he melts like a teenage girl at a David Bowie concert.

Because you also have to remember, Donald Trump has no actual political positions. He doesn't care about anything except winning - and he loves winners. And whatever Mamdani is, he's a winner.

It is just not amenability, he fucking showed actual mental agility and maturity when deflecting questions such as "Do you still think he is a fascist" directed at Mamdani. What the actual fuck? Is this guy a robit whose programming changes depending on the situation?

Lol at the 3 ghosts reference

I can convince small children I'm super strong so i can only assume this was a similar situation.

Permission to build a moat around Trump tower (to contain the problem)

I personally like Vaushs theory that he really likes people with spine, even if they're politically opposed to him

trump only cares about one thing. Feeding his ego. He’s a narcissist. It’s all that drives him. The money, the Nobel & other prizes, the ballroom, the plane, the bribes, etc. it’s all about his image.

If Mamdani boosted trump’s own personal image of himself then trump will like Mamdani. For the moment.

Aspiring to win a Nobel Peace Prize sounds pretty admirable, at least on paper...

Trump calls him Daddy Mamdani

I'm sorry

PROTIP: Nothing Trump says is genuine. One day he could say someone is a great person, the next day he'll say that person is nasty or whatever, and the day after that he'll say they're a great person again. Everything is transactional to him and everything he says is entirely dependent on what benefits him personally in that specific moment.

I said that I was skeptical too and thought it might have all been a performance in order to get to some other goal, and people looked at mt like I was crazy.

Sheer number of times Trump has made conflicting statements about Ukrainian war tells me what he says does not really matter at all. People who know how to operate him gets their requests met.

He was like that back with The Apprentice. The scenes with him telling the contestant off had them in different rooms.

Don’t insult him like that, he’s a demsoc, not a communist

There's some absolute charmers on there.

me too! i actually sold my maga hat and bought a soviet flag and gave away my belongings to a homeless man who needed it more than i do. i cant way to see all the wonderful things socialism will do for NYC!

One of the comments and below that, the reply:

Don't worry. It's for show. Mamdani showed up and kissed the ring like a good boy. Smart move. But Trump isn't dumb enough to trust this guy. And neither should we be.

Yeah I got the sense that Trump was trolling him a bit.

My God, those edits. Lmao

Yeah, I saw that shortly after that meeting. I go over there a lot to check up on the insanity. It seems that they got their marching orders, and immediately did a 180, lol.

Matthew 25:41-46 seems explicitly targeted at modern republicans:

‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

The Mad King liked Mamdani's rizz in the moment.

Meanwhile the Democrats have almost 90 dems sign some dumb thing condemning Socialism.

Trump gave a blowjob to Mamdani.

........and we live in such a bizzare timeline that you innitially don't know if I'm joking.

It's pro wrestling.

I think what Trump loves the most is to hold power over people. In a weird turn of events, protecting Mamdani really put his circle of sycophants in their place.

Someone called this the love-in that happens in an abusive marriage after the beatings. "Oh, baby, I do this because I love you so much. You and I are just meant to be together."

If Mamdani had walked back any of his criticisms of Trump I'd agree, but he didn't. Don't get me wrong, I feel you. We've been burned. But I don't think this is Mamdani burning us.

Trump praises Mamdani after White House meeting: "I want him to do a great job"

Canada is building a wall and making trump pay for it, after so many Americans became illegal foreigners, trying to escape nazi amerikkka.