President Donald Trump lavished praise on New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani and was quick to downplay the progressive Democrat’s harshest criticism of him during their meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump, 79, said he would be comfortable living in America’s largest city under the leadership of the 34-year-old democratic socialist after lobbing a series of nasty attacks at Mamdani during his campaign.

Speaking to reporters from behind his desk in the Oval Office with Mamdani standing at his side, Trump said they had a “very good” and “productive” meeting and that he thinks Mamdani could be a great mayor.

Their first face-to-face came after Trump posted a series of accusations against the political upstart, including blasting him as a “communist lunatic” and “not very smart” as he

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