Trump’s Unusual Meeting With New York City Mayor Elect: a Political Bromance

Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec said he was surprised by the friendly exchange between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during their now-viral Oval Office meeting last week — an interaction many online jokingly labeled a political “bromance.” Speaking on “Finnerty,” Posobiec said the White House intended to keep the meeting friendly. “I wouldn’t say I was necessarily expecting a full-on bromance,” he explained. Video from the encounter showed Trump and Mamdani, a democratic socialist and one of the most left-wing members of the Democratic Party, laughing, smiling, and chatting with reporters with ease, a contrast that set social media buzzing. The upbeat tone surprised many conservatives who view Mamdani as a leading voice for the sort of far-left, race-based economic and housing proposals that have drawn sharp criticism from Republicans. Posobiec said the friendliness may have a strategic edge for Trump as Mamdani’s policies come under increasing scrutiny in New York. “Look, they’re in a situation now where if and when these communist, race-based policies — which I asked Mamdani about — completely fail in New York, now they can’t turn around and blame it on Trump,” he said.