(TNS) New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Sunday he still believes President Trump is a fascist and despot despite their surprisingly cordial meeting at the White House on Friday — but believes they can work together on affordability.

“Everything that I’ve said in the past, I continue to believe,” Mamdani said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I’m not coming into the Oval Office to make a point or make a stand. I’m coming in there to deliver for New Yorkers.”

Mamdani’s remarks came after a lighthearted exchange at the White House on Friday when a reporter asked Mamdani if he still believed Trump was a fascist and the president urged the mayor-elect, “That’s OK, you can just say yes … It’s easier than explaining it.”

When questioned whether he expected such a warm welcome from Trump, Mamd

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