U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shake hands as they meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Erns
President Donald Trump spoke with right-wing radio host Sid Rosenberg on Tuesday, once again gushing over New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The New York Daily News relayed the moment in which Trump bragged he gets along “very well” with the Democratic Socialist.
“I think he’s got a really good personality,” Trump said. “I think he’s got tremendous assets, but he’s got some things … policy, concepts, that really haven’t worked over the last 10,000 years.”
The comments come after a warm discussion between the New Yorkers at the White House in November. Trump even went so far as to promise he would "help" Mamdani where he could.
Even when questioned by Rosenberg about some of the negative things Mamdani has said about Trump, he was dismissive.
“He called your administration evil after [Renee Good] was murdered, Mr. President,” Rosenberg told Trump. “He actually came out and said he wants to abolish ICE on The View and in a tweet yesterday. So I want to give the guy a chance ... when people badmouth Trump, I get very upset.”
“You know, it’s politics,” Trump explained away. “It’s a nasty world. It’s a nasty profession, if you want to know the truth, it really is. But I got along very well with him.”
He compared it to his relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), who, Trump said, will tell the press one thing while beingcordial with him.
“She calls me, ‘Hi, President. Hi, hi. How you doing?’ … She cannot be nicer. And then I’ll see [her] the following day on television, knocking the hell out of me," Trump said.