3 w. ago Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ after cordial White House meeting: Latest

Democrats being accused of sedition say they will not be intimidated by Trump

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3 w. ago Mamdani reiterates Trump is a ‘fascist’ just days after cordial meeting

New York mayor-elect reaffirms past criticisms of president after agreeing to work with him on cost-of-living concernsZohran Mamdani has reiterated his view that Donald Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot” just days after the pair had a surprisingly cordial meeting at the White House.Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the New York City mayor-elect was asked if he still considered Trump a threat to democracy. “Everything that I’ve said in the past I continue to believe,” Mamdani replied. “I think it is important in our politics that we don’t shy away from where we have disagreements.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump brushes off Mamdani’s ‘fascist’ comments and declares incoming NYC mayor ‘can do a very good job’: Live updates

‘You’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor,’ Trump said with a smile at his Friday press conference with Mamdani

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3 w. ago Trump caves to socialist Mamdani and says 'you can call me fascist' in extraordinary concession

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, two generational rivals on the opposite ends of the political spectrum, met in the Oval Office on Friday.

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3 w. ago Trump says Mamdani can call him a ‘fascist’ as socialist NYC mayor

Trump, who frequently labeled Mamdani a ‘communist,’ brushed off the mayor-elect’s ‘fasicst’ descriptor of him

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3 w. ago Donald Trump branded a fascist to his face by Zohran Mamdani

The much-hyped showdown between Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump was astonishing - but not for any of the reasons people expected

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3 w. ago Trump predicts Mamdani will be ‘really great mayor’ for NYC as duo stumps the press in White House love

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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3 w. ago Weary Trump caves to socialist Mamdani and says 'you can call me fascist' in extraordinary concession

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, two generational rivals on the opposite ends of the political spectrum, met in the Oval Office on Friday.

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3 w. ago Trump says he ‘doesn’t mind’ Mamdani calling him a fascist as they bury the hatchet in stunning press conference: Live updates

Trump anticipated a ‘civil’ meeting with Mamdani, despite insulting each other during New York City’s mayoral race

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3 w. ago Trump cabinet shakeups forecast for new year as Kristi Noem’s personal relationship causes a stir at Homeland: report

White House officials are reportedly weary of Noem’s unpaid adviser, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski

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4 w. ago Trump’s 'affordability' efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking | Steven Greenhouse

After Republicans were trounced in this month’s votes, the administration has launched a slapdash, ill-conceived campaignWhen running for president last year, Donald Trump wooed and wowed voters by vowing to reduce prices “starting on day one”. But once he was inaugurated, he seemed to pay precious little attention to prices and affordability.All that changed, however, when inflation-weary voters thrashed Trump and the GOP on election day this month – within days, the Trump administration launched a slapdash effort to focus on affordability. Unfortunately, the campaign is a hot mess: a pile of absurdity, contradictions, magical thinking, scapegoating and good ol’ Trumpian dishonesty, with Trump repeatedly blaring that “prices are down.” Continue reading...

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