Trump news at a glance: president meets Mamdani at White House and it was … nice?

Trump told the press he's very confident that [Mamdani] can do a very good job' in surprisingly cordial meeting - key US politics stories from 21 November 2025

It's not as if they were holding hands and skipping down the halls of the White House, but President Trump and New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appeared to get along well in their first meeting.

Trump hosted the 34-year-old Democratic socialist, who defied early expectations to win the city's Democratic primary, then the mayoral race. And Trump let it be known he was impressed by that, congratulating Mamdani and describing his victory as an incredible race against smart people".