Trump Shocks With Earnest Praise of Zohran Mamdani: He’s Going to ‘Surprise’ Conservatives

Kathryn Wilkens Nov 21st, 2025, 4:13 pm

During a Friday presser from the White House’s Oval Office, President Donald Trump offered some rare kind words to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting, saying, “I think he is gonna surprise some conservative people, actually.”

Responding to the first question of the presser, from the Steven Nelson , Trump said, “He’s got views that are, uhh, out there, but who knows? I mean, we’re gonna see what works. He’s gonna change, also. We all change. I changed a lot from when I first came to office.”

“We had discussions on some things,” continued Trump. “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he is gonna surpr

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