Donald Trump appeared unusually warm towards New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a meeting at Gracie Mansion, despite previously attacking him as a “communist lunatic”. In a private exchange, Trump reportedly offered to arrange White House meetings, support Mamdani and continue working with him, highlighting their unexpectedly cooperative relationship despite their sharply different politics.

The conversation included an apparent invitation to discuss matters over breakfast, followed by Mamdani asking whether Trump liked coffee—something Trump has long said he avoids because of his late brother’s struggles with alcohol. Their hour-long meeting also covered a possible federally supported housing development in Queens, while taking place during Trump’s visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.