Gov. Kathy Hochul ’s (D-NY) play-nice approach to President Donald Trump has become an early template for Zohran Mamdani as he prepares for a White House clash as New York City mayor.

Since winning the mayorship last week, Mamdani has made clear he would not “mince” words with Trump, who taunts him as a “communist” and threatened to pull funding from New York City if he won.

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But Mamdani has also promised to keep the “door open” to working with him on affordability, the signature issue of his upstart campaign, and pre

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