Trump praises 'my little communist' Mamdani after New York meeting
President Donald Trump praised New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, his Democratic adversary, during a Monday meeting in Manhattan, setting aside differences to discuss immigration laws and a multibillion-dollar housing project. Trump, who previously called Mamdani "my little communist" and "a complete nutjob," expressed hope the 34-year-old mayor would be "one of the greats." The hour-long closed-door session was their third public meeting since Mamdani took office in January. Mamdani said he voiced "very firm opinions" on Trump's elimination of Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants, and discussed building 12,000 housing units requiring $21 billion in federal funds. The meeting occurred amid media boycotts over Trump's press bans.