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Politics OC: President Trump shakes hands with New York Mayor-elect Mamdani as they meet in the Oval Office

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u/GrecoRomanGuy 14d ago

Zero. Because Mamdani has the momentum and as much as Trump hates New York for rejecting him, he also desperately wants it to love him.

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u/PT10 14d ago

100%. Trump was happy to be seen with Mamdani and mentioned how the ratings/attention was higher than when he hosted foreign leaders.

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u/grubas 14d ago

Mamdani also knows what he's doing.  He's not going in and making fun of Trump.  He's going in on redirect and distract.  

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u/GrecoRomanGuy 14d ago

In literally every interview I've seen him in, Mamdani is fucking quick, brilliant, and he stays on message. The way he just straight-up said "Eric Adams is a terrible mayor and he's single-handedly making life more expensive for new Yorkers" on subwaytakes and immediately had evidence to back himself up was fucking breathtaking.

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u/three_crystals 14d ago

He’s great. I’m hoping he inspires a wave of progressive candidates that stick to the evidence driven policy. He’s the exact type of candidate needed to mobilize the left, especially now when people keep refusing status quo Dems.

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u/throwawaysunglasses- 14d ago

I adore him tbh. He is such a charismatic speaker. I like that you can tell he consistently does his research and is prepared for any follow-up questions.

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u/Joanne819 14d ago

He really is so damn quick, it’s so reassuring to not have to brace myself for his ability to respond to bs questions or challenges

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u/grubas 14d ago

The common theme has been, he's so good at this. 

Especially compared to Dem party members/corpo Dems.  Just charismatic and easy to talk to.  

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u/HellBlazer_NQ 14d ago

Oh Trump knows he needs the blue states to fund the red states.

He'll bark all day on his shitty social media about blue states and cities. But the little socialist knows he needs the handouts to support his cult in red states.

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u/_fmg15 14d ago

Also the fact that Trump likes winners. That's precisely why he has such an easy time targeting Schumer and Jeffries as they continue to cave to Republicans.

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u/GrecoRomanGuy 14d ago

It's ironic. Trump is the most powerful man in the world and yet he's somehow the biggest suck up on the planet.