WASHINGTON >> After months of trading insults, President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments and pledged to collaborate on tackling crime and affordability in the nation’s biggest city at an unexpectedly friendly meeting at the White House today.

President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian” and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.” The two met for the first time on Friday. And the meeting seemed to be anything but nightmare for either side. The White House meeting had potential to be a curious and combustible affair. Mamdani arrived around 3 p.m., but the fireworks and dramatics never came to be. The Oval Office meeting lasted for about half an hour, after which Trump offered his congratulations to Mamdani…

Trump's Oval Office meetings have been wildly unpredictable, including respectful encounters with opponents and ambushes of guests, such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa.

Trump describes his meeting with mayor-elect Mamdani as "very productive," emphasizing their shared goal for New York City's success.

Months of sniping melted away Friday as New York's incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump were all smiles at a White House meeting -- promising to set aside their feud and cooperate on the city's future. Mamdani, a 34-year-old political insurgent who rocketed from obscurity to win…

President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meet at the White House, discussing shared love for New York despite political differences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"We agree on a lot more than I would have thought," US President Donald Trump said after an Oval Office meeting with incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.

After months of trading insults, host and guest strike up rapport in Oval Office; Trump tells Mamdani he can 'just say yes' when reporter asks mayor-elect to confirm he thinks president is a fascist

New York’s Mayor-elect Mamdani was previously branded a “communist” by Trump who even suggested the Ugandan-born New Yorker should be deported.

Aside from that, Trump surprusingly not only congratulated Zohran Mamdani, but said that he ran "an incredible" race to win.

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, two generational rivals on the opposite ends of the political spectrum, met in the Oval Office on Friday.

Zohran Mamdani requested the sitdown with Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

The duo said they focused their private discussion on the cost of living and affordability. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump expresses comfort living in NYC under Mayor-elect Mamdani, highlighting unexpected agreement on key issues like crime and housing.

“We're going to be helping him, to make everybody's dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York,” the president told reporters with Mamdani beside him in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump and socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani found common ground on New York City issues during their first White House meeting Friday.

US President Donald Trump brushed off the “jihadist” label used by Republicans for New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, saying after their meeting that he found him “very rational,”

Trump’s meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was unexpectedly warm, focusing on affordability and shared priorities.

Since his election, Zohran Mamdani has made some surprisingly pragmatic or traditional choices — including his surreal meeting with President Trump.

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President Trump described the Oval Office meeting with Mamdani as “great” and “very productive.” Both leaders emphasised their common interest in improving New York City.

Democratic socialist NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani navigated an awkward Oval Office moment as Trump joked about being called "fascist" during cooperation talks.

President Donald Trump and New York's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani come from opposite parties and have spent months sniping at each other.

Acid insults were set aside as New York’s mayor-elect and the president promoted their shared goals.

Stephen Colbert gushed over New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, falsely declaring that "everyone in America sees something in" the 34-year-old's Democratic Socialist message.