Trump-Mamdani — the start of a beautiful friendship?
Common Ground,Politics,Donald Trump,Zohran Mamdani,New York City,New York,Federal State And Tribal Powers,Bipartisanship
Felix Unger and Oscar Madison had nothing on these two: Where most outsiders expected a WWE main event, President Donald Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani staged a total love-fest Friday afternoon, and good for them — and especially good for New York.
"I expect to be helping him, not hurting him, a big help because I want New York City to be great," Trump insisted; Mamdani in turn cited "shared purpose that we have in serving New Yorkers."
It was all accentuate-the-positive: They both want safer streets, lower rents, more housing — though the prez admitted, "we may disagree how we get there."...
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