Trump drops surprising compliment about NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani; might ‘help him a little’

President Donald Trump reportedly complimented New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, after weeks of disparaging the Democrat.

Published on: Nov 7, 2025, 06:09:20 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been getting praise from many quarters after he won the New York City mayoral election. However, the lawmaker who just beat Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, reportedly got a compliment from someone totally unexpected.

Zohran Mamdani had a very public message for Donald Trump during his victory speech. (AFP)

President Donald Trump, who's been very disparaging in his remarks about Mamdani, ahead of the mayoral election, has had words of praise for him in private, New York Times reported.

What did Donald Trump say about Zohran Mamdani

Trump reportedly admitted in private that Mamdani was a talented politician. He reportedly called him a slick and good talker, as per NYT who cited two people in the matter.

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Further, on Wednesday, Trump said he might even ‘help him a little bit maybe’ as he wanted NYC to succeed.

Donald Trump vs Zohran Mamdani

Despite the reported rare praise from Trump, the Republican has slammed Mamdani in the past, calling him an extremist, a communist, and a danger NYC. Trump had also insisted that he was ‘much better looking’ than the new 34-year-old mayor elect. The mayor-elect has always denied being a communist.

Mamdani, meanwhile, had a very public message for the POTUS during his victor speech. “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you. Turn the volume up,” Mamdani exclaimed.

“So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,” the newly elected mayor had also said.

Since Trump was born and brought up in New York, his allies are reportedly asking him to take a more diplomatic approach to the city. John Catsimatidis, billionaire grocery and oil magnate, in NY, told POTUS that he shouldn't hold back money to help New Yorkers. Further, Catsimatidis said that he didn't think the president needed to send the military in right now. However, he asked Trump to closely monitor the federal funds given to the city, NYT reported.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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