President Donald Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2026, offering rare praise and saying Mamdani has "great potential." The two leaders have developed an unusually cordial personal relationship despite earlier traded insults.
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Trump: I want Zohran Mamdani to be a great mayor, and he certainly has potential.
NEW YORK — President Trump offered rare praise of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) Monday, saying he has “great potential.” The two leaders chatted inside Gracie Mansion before holding a press conference ahead of Tuesday's United Nations General Assembly in the city. “No, I certainly hope he will be a great mayor,” Trump...
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President Donald Trump sees ‘great potential’ in Mayor Zohran Mamdani www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202... The NYC mayor hosted the president at Gracie Mansion, continuing their surprisingly cordial relationship, which Mamdani insisted works to New Yorkers’ benefit.
The guy who calls all Democrats radical socialists and NYC a disaster suddenly sees "great potential" in its progressive mayor during a UN photo-op. Read full story....
Trump tells socialist Mamdani he could be ‘a great mayor’ for NYC after Gracie Mansion love fest The populist president, who is in town for the annual UN General Assembly, was greeted off-camera by the socialist mayor before a private discussion.
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