With this exchange, Trump achieved two things: 1 - Nullified Mamdani's 'star power' 2 - Prevented any future complains about Trump not helping him 'fix NYC' Number 1: Mamdani is so radical that some democrats won't touch him with a 10-foot pole. Obama didn't endorse him (But he DID... endorse Karen Bass for Mayor back in the day), so you know that Mamdani is seen as almost radioactive with his 'democratic socialism' schtick. Mamdani essentially ran his campaign weaponizing Trump Derangement Syndrome on steroids (besides promising a lot of free stuff that we know won't work). We know that the weaponization of TDS is very effective, since Kamala Harris got a good chunk of votes that way. Many, many people in the US will vote for a lettuce if the lettuce could say that Trump is a fascist or a despot. So what happens when Mamdani appears next to Trump, both praising each other repeatedly? all the people who voted for their 'anti-Trump warrior' will feel like fools. I'm sure that Trump was extra charming in that private conversation and implied that after all, he's willing to 'help', which might have befuddled Mamdani. But the reality is that Mamdani needs that support from The Don, no matter what. So, upon a cordial exchange, a receptive Trump and maybe the 'promise' to sort things out together for NYC, Mamdani had no choice but to behave like he did in front of the cameras, including saying that both he and Trump agree on the end of wars and affordability of everything in NYC. So that's how his 'anti-Trump-warrior' persona gets demolished. And that persona is the one of the few things that, as a complete rookie in managing a city, would have given him some grace in the face of his constituents for any eventual management disasters. So on to Number 2: the possibility of blaming Trump for not helping him. That can't happen anymore. Trump said repeatedly that he congratulates Mamdani, that he wishes him well, that if he succeeds in making NYC as great as it has ever been he'll be the first one to cheer, and that his administration is going to be 100% supportive. Now, if Mamdani effz up, and he most likely will, how could he blame Trump after a meeting like this? Mamdani already gave an interview after this exchange, and upon being pressured about his 'despot' and 'fascist' remarks, he just said that his stances have not changed but doubled down on working on what they agree on about NYC. What Trump did with this exchange was defang Mamdani. Was it confusing for MAGA? you bet. But when you need to obliterate someone's persona in front of his voters, you do whatever it takes, because in the end those same voters will be the ones to judge the TDS-less Mamdani. In the end, as Scott Adams said, Trump skillfully made the story all about himself, while planting the seeds of doubts in Mamdani's fans.show more

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