A surprisingly cordial meeting between former President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani took a dramatic turn when the topic of Israel surfaced. Mamdani shocked the room — and later the White House — by accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and asserting that the U.S. helped enable it. The tense exchange unfolded shortly after Mamdani reiterated that New Yorkers want their tax dollars out of foreign wars and redirected toward dignity at home. Trump emphasized disarming Hamas while still praising Mamdani as “rational,” even as some allies attempted to brand the mayor-elect a jihadist. Despite the flare-ups, both men insisted the meeting was productive.
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