As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wrapped up his high-stakes meeting with President Trump Friday, the president said the two had a great conversation centered on the future of New York City.

The two leaders spent half an hour answering questions from reporters in the Oval Office and highlighting some surprising areas of agreement.

Here are the top four takeaways from the meeting.

The meeting was surprisingly cordial

Mr. Trump and Mamdani have spent months criticizing each other . For two people who appeared, going into the meeting, to be at such loggerheads, the conviviality the two displayed, cracking jokes and offering friendly pats with one another, was surprising.

They joked about past names they've called one another. At one point, Mr. Trump responded

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