President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Getty Images

Because good news doesn’t sell, there were surely some long faces in American newsrooms Friday afternoon.

The expected — and even hoped for — explosion between President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani turned out to be a festival of mutual admiration.

Given the grim forecast, it was as shocking as if cats and dogs decided to make a love story.

Most important for New Yorkers of all stripes, there was very real substance to the friendly vibes and pledges of cooperation.

The president was so pleased with their initial 45-minute private meeting that he withdrew his previous threat to slash federal funding f

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