Mamdani and Trump made nice. NYC immigrants are still on edge

Jasmine Garsd

Sarah Ventre

November 27, 2025 / 2:00 am

Zohran Mamdani, the incoming Mayor of New York City has had a volatile relationship with President Trump. He's called the president a fascist . Trump, in return, has called him a "little communist mayor," and warned that he may send in the National Guard. The administration also said it will expand ICE operations in the city.

But when the two leaders finally met face to face recently it was, to many people's surprise, cordial. Some may even say warm.

"We agree on a lot more than I would have thought. I want him to do a great job, and we'll help him do a great job," the president said. Soon the internet was flooded with memes of the president looki

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