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Self-avowed socialist who has called Trump a ‘despot’ and ‘fascist’ and president who has called Mamdani ‘communist’ were all smiles after meeting for the first time
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After months of attacking New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mandani as a “communist," President Donald Trump now says the Democratic Socialist will be “a really great mayor” for his home city after a closed-door meeting at the White House.
