Their feud was fiery, but their meeting was not. For two men who spent months trading insults, Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani looked unexpectedly harmonious on Friday: smiling, relaxed and focused more on shared goals than past clashes.

Meeting in the Oval Office, Trump repeatedly praised Mamdani, calling him impressive and insisting he believes the democratic socialist will surprise some conservative people. The president and mayor-elect leaned heavily into unity, joking with reporters and emphasising plans to work together on housing, safety and affordability, the very issues they once weaponised against each other.

“We’re going to be helping him, to make everybody’s dream come true — having a strong and very safe New York,” Trump said, turning to Mamdani be

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