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So Trump did not return Mamdani. They seem to be great friends now. What gives?
Here’s my take since I’ve had this question over and over again over the last hour.
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
Obviously, I have no idea what they discussed. But I guess Mamdani came in and said two things right off the bat. I want to build a lot of new housing stock. New construction. You love it. And my victory was built on many voters from the outlying neighborhoods who also voted for you. You hear all this about me. But we actually agree on some key points. We share supporters. I suspect he also said, or would have been wise to say, that we don’t have to fight. So let’s not fight?
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
The first is that Mamdani is personally very charming. He has oceans of charisma. Even his enemies know it. This is an important thing for Trump. It always has been. It’s part of the fact that he’s a pushover for any good-looking guy that he could imagine being a leading man in the movies. As Trump also pointed out explicitly in one of the video clips, Mamdani brought a horde of journalists with him. It’s a really, really big thing for Trump. This impresses him. Trump wants to get closer to it — especially if the recipient of that love provides a way to view that love as not at Trump’s expense, and not as the inverse of Trump’s rejection.
Obviously, I have no idea what they discussed. But I guess Mamdani came in and said two things right off the bat. I want to build a lot of new housing stock. New construction. You love it. And my victory was built on many voters from the outlying neighborhoods who also voted for you. You hear all this about me. But we actually agree on some key points. We share supporters. I suspect he also said, or would have been wise to say, that we don’t have to fight. So let’s not fight?
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
I think there are several factors.
The first is that Mamdani is personally very charming. He has oceans of charisma. Even his enemies know it. This is an important thing for Trump. It always has been. It’s part of the fact that he’s a pushover for any good-looking guy that he could imagine being a leading man in the movies. As Trump also pointed out explicitly in one of the video clips, Mamdani brought a horde of journalists with him. It’s a really, really big thing for Trump. This impresses him. Trump wants to get closer to it — especially if the recipient of that love provides a way to view that love as not at Trump’s expense, and not as the inverse of Trump’s rejection.
Obviously, I have no idea what they discussed. But I guess Mamdani came in and said two things right off the bat. I want to build a lot of new housing stock. New construction. You love it. And my victory was built on many voters from the outlying neighborhoods who also voted for you. You hear all this about me. But we actually agree on some key points. We share supporters. I suspect he also said, or would have been wise to say, that we don’t have to fight. So let’s not fight?
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
I didn’t predict this. But I also don’t think we should be surprised. Trump does things like this quite often. He’s someone’s number one enemy, and then they meet and become great friends. So this shouldn’t surprise us. But even taking that frequency into account, it was a bit warm, even for Trump. And from what I read, this was not the Trump who is often averse to conflict in person, not having the courage to be aggressive and mean to someone. He didn’t seem intimidated. He seemed genuinely happy, which, if you think about it, is something we rarely see from Trump. I mean, he fired a torpedo through the hull of Elise Stefanik’s nascent campaign for governor, to the extent that it ever existed, which was marginal. He carried one of the Republicans’ biggest lines of attack against Mamdani (officially not scary). He made Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer look…well, a little ridiculous. So again, what gives?
I think there are several factors.
The first is that Mamdani is personally very charming. He has oceans of charisma. Even his enemies know it. This is an important thing for Trump. It always has been. It’s part of the fact that he’s a pushover for any good-looking guy that he could imagine being a leading man in the movies. As Trump also pointed out explicitly in one of the video clips, Mamdani brought a horde of journalists with him. It’s a really, really big thing for Trump. This impresses him. Trump wants to get closer to it — especially if the recipient of that love provides a way to view that love as not at Trump’s expense, and not as the inverse of Trump’s rejection.
Obviously, I have no idea what they discussed. But I guess Mamdani came in and said two things right off the bat. I want to build a lot of new housing stock. New construction. You love it. And my victory was built on many voters from the outlying neighborhoods who also voted for you. You hear all this about me. But we actually agree on some key points. We share supporters. I suspect he also said, or would have been wise to say, that we don’t have to fight. So let’s not fight?
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
I didn’t predict this. But I also don’t think we should be surprised. Trump does things like this quite often. He’s someone’s number one enemy, and then they meet and become great friends. So this shouldn’t surprise us. But even taking that frequency into account, it was a bit warm, even for Trump. And from what I read, this was not the Trump who is often averse to conflict in person, not having the courage to be aggressive and mean to someone. He didn’t seem intimidated. He seemed genuinely happy, which, if you think about it, is something we rarely see from Trump. I mean, he fired a torpedo through the hull of Elise Stefanik’s nascent campaign for governor, to the extent that it ever existed, which was marginal. He carried one of the Republicans’ biggest lines of attack against Mamdani (officially not scary). He made Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer look…well, a little ridiculous. So again, what gives?
I think there are several factors.
The first is that Mamdani is personally very charming. He has oceans of charisma. Even his enemies know it. This is an important thing for Trump. It always has been. It’s part of the fact that he’s a pushover for any good-looking guy that he could imagine being a leading man in the movies. As Trump also pointed out explicitly in one of the video clips, Mamdani brought a horde of journalists with him. It’s a really, really big thing for Trump. This impresses him. Trump wants to get closer to it — especially if the recipient of that love provides a way to view that love as not at Trump’s expense, and not as the inverse of Trump’s rejection.
Obviously, I have no idea what they discussed. But I guess Mamdani came in and said two things right off the bat. I want to build a lot of new housing stock. New construction. You love it. And my victory was built on many voters from the outlying neighborhoods who also voted for you. You hear all this about me. But we actually agree on some key points. We share supporters. I suspect he also said, or would have been wise to say, that we don’t have to fight. So let’s not fight?
Let’s be frank. For two or three weeks, Trump has been pushed around like an over-aged boxer, drunk on punch, in a match he should never have agreed to fight. I’m sure Mamdani’s charm offensive was pretty enjoyable after that.
Now I expect Trump to return to saying nasty things about Mamdani on social media soon enough, or at least making fun of it. There are objective facts of the national crisis that will, in any case, bring them into conflict. But I don’t rule out the possibility that Mamdani got more out of it than a good news article. The best way for Mamdani to attract New Yorkers to his side is to engage in a pitched battle with Donald Trump, similar to what we saw in Los Angeles, Chicago, now Charlotte. But it’s really not This is necessarily the best way for him to succeed as mayor, to win a certain number of political victories which allow him to say that he is keeping his promises in terms of financial accessibility. There is a difference. I’m not saying he can’t do both. It’s possible. But if he can come to an agreement with Trump to refrain from targeting New York, it would be a victory for his mayoral ambitions, even if it lacks the partisan fireworks some expect. In the most basic sense, if a mayor’s job isn’t to do everything he can to stop a renegade president from targeting his city, what is?
Like I said, I expect them to fight soon enough. But I don’t think we need to look too far into the inner workings of either to understand how and why it happened the way it did.
