Trump says Mamdani has ‘great potential’ after Gracie Mansion visit
Trump said Mamdani has “great potential” after a cordial meeting that highlighted their shared focus on New York City issues.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump visited Gracie Mansion in the Upper East Side, praising New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and saying he has "great potential" to be an all-time great mayor.
- Their cordial meeting contrasts sharply with campaign hostility, when Mamdani called Trump a "fascist" and accused him of waging "war on working people," while Trump labeled the mayor a "radical" and "lunatic."
- Mamdani defends his diplomatic tone by highlighting practical city advantages; direct engagement helped secure release of a detained Columbia University student and sparked interest in the Sunnyside Yard project.
- Hosting the president at the official residence is rare, with Mamdani joining a small cohort of city leaders to receive such visits from Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy, and Harry Truman.
- Trump remarked the historic home is "a special place, a beautiful place," but stated "It's not better than the White House," while reiterating his desire for Mamdani to "be a great mayor.
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Trump-Mamdani political bromance gets even stranger after Gracie Mansion visit - The Daily Bo Snerdley
BS BULLETIN: President Trump spent about an hour with democratic socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion Monday. The two agreed to step up White House-City Hall talks over a massive 12,000-home development at Sunnyside Yards in Queens. Trump, who once called Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic,” now says the mayor has “great potential.” Donald Trump had world leaders waiting in New York for the United Nations General Assembly Monday. …
Especially the mayor of the left of New York needs to have the president on his side, as evidenced by their last friendly meeting
(Agenzia Vista) New York, September 22, 2026 "I really hope he will be a great mayor. You have to understand that I want what's good for New York, I want what's good for the country. So, if I had to choose between having him as a bad mayor or a bad mayor, that's not what I want. I want him to be a great mayor, and he definitely has potential. He has great potential." So the President of the United States Donald Trump in press conference with the…
US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani met behind closed doors at Mamdani's residence.
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