Did Zohran Mamdani Just Outplay Trump?

Absolutely wild that the Mayor of New York City is conducting hostage negotiations with the US President.

Zohran knows the game and how to play. For the people-

No no no. Mamdani is just outsmarting Trump and get what he needs to help NYC. He’s amazing.

Mayor Mamdani understands the assignment.

Zohran has main character energy and Trump realizes that.

As a New Yorker, I want to add that Mamdani did a great thing with street and sidewalk snow plowing this week. I'm a senior and was surprised to find that it was easy to walk across town from 10th Avenue to 6th Avenue on Tuesday. Wednesday evening I found 10th Avenue very easy to walk down in Hell's Kitchen. Usually we have to wear snow boots and walk through slush puddles, but it was so much better this time. I read in a local site that many people were hired to manually shovel all hte intersections on 10th Avenue for at least 20 blocks and then they did it on 9th Avenue. Just thought I would mention that. Mayors are judged on how they handle snowstorms.

Mamdani is handsome. Trump loves good looking men.

Immigrants, they get the job done.

Mamdani gave up nothing but a fake newspaper and an afternoon. In return he got funding for his city, defused Trump's ire towards NYC, and got a political prisoner released. Those are huge wins in one big, fast, and dramatic motion. My layman photo analysis: This photo is brilliant for Mamdani. He looms over Trump with a somber expression, while Trump is seated and grinning with joy. He holds up two massive fake newspapers that further diminish him. Mamdani does not smile in the photo, either, not how a politician is expected to smile. That expression invites the viewer to see this transaction for what it is: the ugly truth of working with Trump.

Mamdani’s campaign promise was that he would work with Trump when it came to matters of benefitting New York City and getting his constituents the funding they need for things just like this. This is what he was elected to do. Bravo. Finally a politician who actually keeps their word.