By Jeff Mason and James Oliphant

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump hosted New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday for a meeting that took place without apparent conflict despite their radically different worldviews.

Here are some takeaways from their closely watched encounter:

CHANGING THE SUBJECT

What was the biggest victory for Trump? He changed the subject by changing his rhetoric on Mamdani, who he previously blasted as a “100% Communist Lunatic.”

“We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,” the president said, his occasional scowl replaced with a wide smile as he praised Mamdani, referred to him as “Mr. Mayor,” and predicted success for his tenure leading New York.

Trump’s warm welcome of Mamdani and their televised tete-a

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