Incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani slipped into the White House on Friday for his long-anticipated first meeting with US President Donald Trump, a pairing Trump insisted would “get along fine,” even after months of both men treating each other like political sparring partners.

The White House confirmed that Mamdani had arrived, though no one seemed sure how. He did not enter through the main gate used by most visitors, where dozens of reporters had been camped out to catch a glimpse of the mayor-elect. Instead, he appeared to materialise inside the complex, bypassing the press scrum entirely.

The only official hint came from White House communications director Steven Cheung, who posted a photo on X showing the waiting pack of journalists outside the West Wing with a teasing capt

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