‘You Can Just Say Yes!’ Trump Saves Mamdani From Fox News Question About Calling Him a ‘Fascist’

David Gilmour Nov 21st, 2025, 4:22 pm

President Donald Trump stepped in to save New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamadani as he was pressed on having previously branded the president a “fascist” – jokingly urging the Democrat to “just say yes.”

The question came quick during an amiable Oval Office presser on Friday after the pair met for the first time . As journalists put questions to Mamdani and Trump, the two remained civil and joked with one another, relaying that the meeting was positive after months of back and forth.

correspondent Stephen Nelson was first to grill Mamdani on his past comments, pressing him on whether he stands by statements calling Trump a “despot” who “

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