Socialists are still trying to make sense of the surprisingly positive meeting between New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump, with outlets decrying the meeting as a "grotesque love-fest" or highlighting the "gushing" response Trump had to a man he had spent months trying to tear down.

Why It Matters

Mamdani's upset in the Democratic mayoral primary over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent shockwaves throughout the country. After winning the primary in June, Trump denounced Mamdani as a dangerous "communist lunatic" who would destroy New York City, while the left continues to grapple with what Mamdani means for various movements.

Many said Mamdani was effectively promising voters the moon with no way of delivering, and others have criticized him

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