Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani shaking hands in the White House. (AFP)

US President Donald Trump met New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House in what turned out to be an unusually friendly meeting, as the two have shared fiery public exchanges and clashed over their ideological positions.

Trump and Mamdani said they had a “productive" meeting over the latter’s affordability agenda at the White House, and the president vowed to help the new mayor out in his role. “I want him to do a good job, and we’ll help you do a good job," Trump told Mamdani during a press conference at the Oval Office.

A light-hearted moment took place when Mamdani was asked whether he stood by his previous remarks calling Trump a “fascist". Before he could answer, Trump interjected by saying, “That’s

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