Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani on Friday held a ‘productive’ meeting at the White House, with the US President saying he is going to help the Democrat socialist.

Trump also praised Mamdani's electoral victory in the first face-to-face meeting since he got elected on November 4.

"We've just had a great... very productive meeting. We have one thing in common. We want this city of ours that we love to do very well," Trump said in the Oval Office.

When asked if he still thinks Trump is a despot after White House meeting, Mamdani said, "I think both President Trump and I, we are very clear about our positions and our views’.

“And I’ve been called much worse than a despot, so it’s not that insulting,” replied Trump.

Here's what Donald Trump said

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