It was quite the shift from the tone Trump took during the mayoral race, when he labeled Mamdani a “communist lunatic.”“The better he does, the happier I am, I will say,” Trump said Friday. And congratulations, Mr. Mayor.”Jong-Fast shared a theory with Wallace: Trump saw the popularity of Mamdani and his economics-focused messaging, and Trump “wants to get on that affordability train.”Advertisement“He sees his numbers. Advertisement“I think that it speaks to the talent, the political talent, the raw political talent that Zohran has, that he can go in and sit there and just make this guy his greatest cheerleader,” Jong-Fast said. He said he was going to make things cheaper.”Wallace agreed that Trump was “obviously tracking” Mamdani’s poll numbers. “And I wonder how those lawyers feel about ruining their integrity to spring Adams, when Trump was obviously in love with Mamdani the whole time.

Source: Huffington Post November 22, 2025 22:43 UTC