'Standing Next to Jihadist?': Reporter Asks Trump After Mamdani Meeting | Watch Response - video Dailymotion

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A reporter provocatively asked President Donald Trump if he was 'standing next to a jihadist' following his Oval Office meeting with New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim leader previously labeled a 'jihadist' by a Republican. Trump responded playfully diffusing the tension with humor and showing support for Mamdani despite their past conflicts.&nbsp;

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00:00Republican Elise Stefanik has campaigned multiple times by calling Zora Mamdani a jihadist.

00:04Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now in the Oval Office?

00:07No, I don't, but she's out there campaigning and, you know, you say things sometimes in

00:14a campaign.

00:15Isn't that sort of divisive?

00:16She's a very capable person.

00:18Isn't that a kind of label?

00:19But you really have to ask her about that, but I don't particularly.

00:22I think I met with a very, I met with a man who's a very rational person.

00:27I met with a man who wants to see, really wants to see New York be great again.

00:31And I can say again, because New York was great.

00:35You know, when I came down to Washington initially, the city was so hot, it was doing great.

00:42We were having some telltale signs of problems.

00:45We had a mayor that was not doing a great job, but still it was moving along and it went bad.

00:53It really went, you know, pretty bad.

00:56And he can, I think it's been at lower points, but it went pretty bad.

01:00I think he can bring it back.

01:02Now the question is, will he bring it back all the way?

01:04Will he bring it back greater than ever before?

01:07Which is, I guarantee, that's his wish.

01:09I think he wants to make it greater than ever before.

01:12And if he can, we'll be out there cheering.

01:14I'll be cheering for him.

01:15Okay?

01:16Thank you so much everybody.

'Standing Next to Jihadist?': Reporter Asks Trump After Mamdani Meeting | Watch Response

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