The Queens Détente: Unpacking Trump and Mamdani

Unpack the bizarre détente: NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. The former adversaries, who traded "fascist" and "communist" insults, found common ground on the crippling Affordability Crisis in New York City (rent, groceries, utilities). Discover how Mamdani neutralized Trump's threat to withhold Federal Funding ($7.5 Billion) and why this Queens vs. Queens meeting fractured the GOP's anti-socialist strategy.

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