President Trump and incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said they looked forward to working together in a remarkable scene at the White House.

What is happening?

In a particularly notable moment, the president said that “some of his ideas are really the same ideas that I have.” At another point, he added that “we agree on a lot more than I would have thought. I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job.”

  • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Yeah, I think you’re right. Trump is a dumbass in almost all respects, but he is pretty good at reading and playing to a crowd.

    • witten@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      Pretty good. But now you can almost see the desperation bleeding through the orange makeup. I think he’s beginning to realize that the moral arc of the universe is actually not so long—and bends toward comeuppance.