Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is desperate to wrest control of the narrative.

Shortly after New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani successfully charmed President Donald Trump into submission during their meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, Leavitt appeared on Fox News on Friday evening to attempt to mount an argument that Trump is a political mastermind who generously shared his wisdom with Mamdani.

Speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity, Leavitt argued that Trump’s meeting proved the president was “willing to meet with anybody, to sit across the table, to shake hands, look people in the eye, and have discussions on how they can mutually benefit the American public.”

“Don’t forget, President Trump is a lifelong New Yorker. He loves that city. He helped build the skyline as it exists an

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