‘Next Democrat Boss?’ Trump Sparks Frenzy About Mamdani After Warm Meeting With NYC’s Next Mayor

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During a November 21, 2025 Oval Office press conference, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani delivered an unexpectedly cordial exchange—despite their tense history. When asked whether Mamdani should be seen as a rising leader of the Democratic Party, Trump deflected with praise and invited Mamdani to respond. Mamdani kept the focus squarely on New York City, while Democratic leaders reacted to the moment with measured approval. Senator Elizabeth Warren later commended Mamdani’s composure and leadership. The interaction marks a notable shift from Trump’s earlier criticisms of Mamdani, signaling a rare moment of bipartisan calm.      #TrumpMamdani #TrumpPressConference #ZohranMamdani #NYCMayorElect #OvalOfficeMeeting #TrumpNews #MamdaniNews #PoliticalExchange #USPolitics2025 #BipartisanMoment #BreakingPolitics #TrumpStatements #NYCPolitics #DemocraticLeadership #ElizabethWarrenResponse #PoliticalUpdate #USNews2025  ~HT.410~GR.124~

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00:00I hope they have great leaders. This is a man that right now I think is focused on New York City.

00:05I really think he has a chance to do a great job. We're going to help him, but I really think he has

00:10a chance to do a great job. But I'll let you answer that. You consider yourself the leader

00:14of the Democrats. I think it's more appropriate for him. I consider myself the next mayor of New

00:18York City, and I keep my horizons firmly on New York City, and I appreciate the meeting with the

00:23president, which focused again on the five boroughs and whether New Yorkers could afford to live there.

00:27By the way, being the mayor of New York City is a big deal. I always said, you know, one of the

00:33things I would love to be someday is the mayor of New York City. Being the mayor of New York, and

00:38especially now, because I think you're at really a turning point one way or the other. It could go

00:44great, or it can go in a different direction. And I think you really have a chance to make it great.

00:51Mr. President, you say you love New York City. Mr. Mount Downey, does New York City love President

00:56Trump? New York City loves a future that is affordable. And I can tell you that there were

01:00more New Yorkers who voted for President Trump in the most recent presidential election because of

01:04that focus on cost of living. And I'm looking forward to working together to deliver on that

01:08affordability agenda. I got a lot of votes. One more. Go ahead. One or two more. Go ahead.

01:14I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up. You know, I've had a lot of meetings with the heads of

01:20major countries. Nobody cared. This meeting that you people have gone, you know, outside you have

01:25hundreds of people waiting. This is just a small little group. For some reason, the press has found

01:32this to be a very interesting meeting. The biggest people in the world, they come over from countries,

01:37nobody cares. But they did care about this meeting. And it was a great meeting. Go ahead.

01:41I hope they have great leaders. This is a man that right now I think is focused on New York City.

01:45I really think he has a chance to do a great job. We're going to help him. But I really think

01:51he has a chance to do a great job. But I'll let you answer that. You consider yourself the leader

01:55of the Democrats. I think it's more appropriate for him. I consider myself the next mayor of New

02:00York City. And I keep my horizons firmly on New York City. And I appreciate the meeting with the

02:05president, which focused again on the five boroughs and whether New Yorkers could afford to live there.

02:09By the way, being the mayor of New York City is a big deal. I always said, you know,

02:14one of the things I would love to be someday is the mayor of New York City, being the mayor of New

02:19York. And especially now, because I think you're at really a turning point one way or the other.

02:25It could go great or it can go in a different direction. And I think you really have a chance

02:30to make it great.

02:32I appreciate what you're saying.

02:33Mr. President, you say you love New York City. Mr. Mount Downey, does New York City love President Trump?

02:38New York City loves a future that is affordable. And I can tell you that there were more New Yorkers

02:42who voted for President Trump in the most recent presidential election because of that focus on

02:46cost of living. And I'm looking forward to working together to deliver on that affordability agenda.

02:50I got a lot. I got a lot of votes. One more. Go ahead. One or two more. Go ahead.

02:55I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up. You know, I've had a lot of meetings with the heads

03:01of major countries. Nobody cared. This meeting that you people have gone, you know, outside,

03:06you have hundreds of people waiting. This is just a small little group. For some reason,

03:12the press has found this to be a very interesting meeting. The biggest people in the world, they

03:17come over from countries. Nobody cares. But they did care about this meeting. And it was

03:22a great meeting. Go ahead.

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