President Donald Trump has called New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a "100% Communist Lunatic" and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian" and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.”

So their first-ever meeting held Friday afternoon at the White House, had potential to be a curious and combustible affair. Mamdani arrived around 3 p.m. for the Oval Office meeting, which ended after about half an hour, during which time Trump offered his congratulations to Mamdani.

"We agree on a lot more than I would have thought," Trump said, after calling a "very productive meeting" and stating that the two political adversaries shared one belief.

"We want this city of ours that we love to do very well," the president said. "We talked about s

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