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.

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"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 th

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