Trump & NYC’s Socialist Mayor Bond Over Con Edison Blues

KEY POINTS

•Donald Trump met Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected NYC mayor, in the Oval Office on a recent Friday afternoon.
•Despite calling Mamdani a 'communist' months ago, Trump praised him as rational and pledged to help him succeed.
•Both discussed affordability challenges, including rent, groceries, utilities, and agreed Con Edison rates remain unjustifiably high.
•Trump expressed comfort living in NYC with Mamdani as mayor and appreciated their shared focus on improving the city.

On a surprising November Friday at the Oval Office, Donald Trump met with Zohran Mamdani — New York City’s newly elected Democratic socialist mayor who Trump once called a 'communist.' The dramatic flip-flop included Trump praising Mamdani as 'rational' and saying he’d 'feel comfortable living in the city' under Mamdani’s watch, even though just months ago Trump threatened to yank federal funding. Both bonded over how NYC energy giant Con Edison keeps rates sky-high, despite 'fuel prices way down.' Trump even joked about voters eating 'this thing up' while Mamdani, who shares Trump's love-hate NYC voter base and affordability concerns, nodded along.

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Trump called his formerly 'communist' mayor-elect rational and wants to help lower Con Ed rates. Politics: from zero to kumbaya faster than you can say 'federal funding threat.'

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