Trump-Mamdani Meet: Trump BAFFLED as Press PACKS the White House for Meeting; ‘The Press Has Eaten…’

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The White House saw an unexpectedly massive media turnout as President Donald Trump prepared to meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Reporters packed the room wall-to-wall, prompting Trump to remark in surprise at the overwhelming press presence. At one point, the president even joked that “the press has eaten this thing up,” noting that the attention rivaled — or even surpassed — what he typically sees during meetings with world leaders.      #TrumpMamdaniMeeting #MamdaniMeetsTrump #TrumpMeetsMamdani #TrumpMamdaniLive #TrumpMamdaniLatest #TrumpMamdaniFullVideo #MamdaniTrump #TrumpMeetingToday #MamdaniMeeting #TrumpMamdaniNews #TrumpMamdaniUpdate #MamdaniAndTrump #TrumpMamdaniClips #TrumpMamdaniCoverage #MamdaniMeetsWithTrump #TrumpMamdaniTalks #TrumpMeetingLive #MamdaniMeetingFull #TrumpMamdaniEvent #TrumpMamdaniReport  ~HT.410~PR.152~ED.102~

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00:00I'll tell you, the press has eaten this thing up.

00:04You know, I've had a lot of meetings with the heads of major countries.

00:07Nobody cared.

00:09This meeting that you people have gone, you know, outside you have hundreds of people waiting.

00:13This is just a small little group.

00:15For some reason, the press has found this to be a very interesting meeting.

00:20The biggest people in the world, they come over from countries, nobody cares.

00:24But they did care about this meeting, and it was a great meeting.

00:27Go ahead.

00:27Yeah, Mr. President, I was going to ask you exactly that.

00:56Why do you think there's so much more, you know, so much excitement around listening in some form?

01:01Because I think he's different.

01:03All right?

01:04I think he's different.

01:05And that can be in a very positive way.

01:06But I think he's different than, you know, your typical guy runs, wins, becomes mayor maybe, and nothing exciting.

01:13Because he has a chance to really do something great for New York.

01:16New York is at a very critical point.

01:18And he does need the help of the federal government to really succeed, and we're going to be helping him.

01:24But he's different than, you know, your average candidate.

01:28He came out of nowhere.

01:29I said, he has a great campaign manager standing over there.

01:33He came out of nowhere.

01:36What, did you start off at one or two?

01:37I watched.

01:39I said, who is this guy?

01:40He was at one.

01:41Then he was at three.

01:42Then he was at five.

01:43Then he was at nine.

01:45Then he went up to 17.

01:46And I said, hmm, let's get him a little bit of trust there, right?

01:50And then all of a sudden he wins a primary that nobody expected he was going to win.

01:54It's a great tribute.

01:57I mean, it's an amazing thing that he did.

02:00I'll just add one thing to what the president said.

02:05One thing I also appreciated is in our meeting to appreciate a portrait of FDR.

02:11And the incredible work that was done with the New Deal and also in thinking about what

02:17it can look like when the federal government and New York City government work together

02:20to deliver on affordability, it can be transformative.

02:22You know, we have a great portrait of FDR that I found in the vaults that was missing for years.

02:29I found it and I put it up.

02:30He's a Democrat to the best of my knowledge.

02:33He's a Democrat.

02:34And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken

02:38by that portrait?

02:39It's an amazing portrait.

02:40I hope the picture comes out good.

02:42But it's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room.

02:45So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess, and of FDR.

02:48Yes, ma'am.

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