{"id":2513752,"date":"2025-11-23T11:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-still-believes-trump-is-a-fascist-after-oval-office-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T16:46:08","slug":"mamdani-still-believes-trump-is-a-fascist-after-oval-office-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-still-believes-trump-is-a-fascist-after-oval-office-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani still believes Trump is a &#8216;fascist&#8217; after Oval Office meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-still-believes-trump-is-a-fascist-after-oval-office-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed his previous statements calling former President Donald Trump a &#8220;fascist&#8221; and a &#8220;threat to democracy&#8221; during an interview on NBC news&#8217; Meet the Press. The remarks followed a recent Oval Office meeting between Mamdani and Trump,where Mamdani expressed appreciation for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-xi-jinping-appears-to-mock-biden-with-name-during-meeting-after-biden-denials-over-relationship\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Xi Jinping Appears To Mock Biden With Name During ...ing After Biden Denials Over Relationship\">candid discussion<\/a> despite political disagreements. When asked directly if he believed Trump was a fascist, Mamdani confirmed affirmatively, noting that Trump himself gave him &#8220;permission&#8221; to use the term during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates ..., &#039;... is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>. Despite the harsh criticism, Trump was cordial toward Mamdani, expressing a desire to support the new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mayor-elect<\/a> in his efforts to improve New york City. Mamdani won just over 50% of the vote in the new York City mayoral race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani still believes Trump is a &lsquo;fascist&rsquo; after Oval Office meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2410675\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893452\/trump-trades-attacks-praise-mamdani-oval-office-meeting\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> stood by his previous statements calling President Donald Trump a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3895387\/trump-gives-zohran-mamdani-permission-call-him-fascist\/\">&ldquo;fascist&rdquo; and a &ldquo;threat to democracy.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani recorded an interview on Saturday with NBC News&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/zohran-mamdani-trump-fascist-despot-white-house-meeting-rcna245309?cid=eml_nbn_20251123&amp;user_email=d4e8c7f39ccc3ac8c5d20b08ff0824a1d4df02410a328d12f1add9c2ce4674d1&amp;utm_campaign=breakingnews&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1458436476710857932&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzVP22rDMAz9mvTNrW9t00EYY6O%2FYRRZbkzjC7ZDYA%2F79rmMgR50jjgXLa3l%2BnY6xRkj7fUIOR9XH58nld8HqVWeyFTwa1vKduhEKv7hI6xmK%2Bu0vMSD%2Bhjkvc%2B%2B78d%2FG0yhMzmtvnmsfbWpiyxrZQu5w%2B%2B0FIgsQLAQ%2FR%2FNHFT0tTFLNafG9sU3YkvaKrFA1Hx8sIIRpD4rfhvUHb0d1BeF1cQ5GsnlWQipBnnpimIo9Nr9bjWNeHXqhogKcMSzlXzmo3N8lBqE1dZxqQUHJUcrpBNg7Q0lkr5ctRUvvxYMQsjgH7E7zoXg2du8Pj38FHJUSodmLmnvydPnUlKgX65Ar1VaAQAA\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>, which aired on Sunday. Host Kristen Welker followed up on a question Mamdani received while standing next to Trump in the Oval Office on Friday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3895387\/trump-gives-zohran-mamdani-permission-call-him-fascist\/\">about the president being fascist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3896179\/trump-cools-rhetoric-democratic-traitors-calls-for-jail-time\/\">Trump cools rhetoric on Democratic &#8216;traitors&#8217; and calls for &#8216;jail time&#8217; instead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3896155\/two-views-dick-cheney-funeral-trump-era-event\/\">Two views of the Cheney funeral, a Trump-era event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3889004\/trump-upends-traditional-communication-white-house-media\/\">Trump upends traditional communication with White House reporters and the media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. mayor-elect, just to be very clear. Do you think that President Trump is a fascist?&rdquo; Welker asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After President Trump said that, I said, &lsquo;Yes,&rsquo;&rdquo; Mamdani said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ve said in the past and I say today. And I think what I appreciated about the conversation that I had with the president was that we were not shy about the places of disagreement, about the politics that has brought us to this moment, and we also wanted to focus on what it could look like to deliver on a shared analysis of an affordability crisis for New Yorkers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Welker also asked about Mamdani accusing Trump of being a &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3082260\/trump-shooting-democrats-threat-democracy-rhetoric\/\">threat to democracy<\/a>&rdquo; as many Democratic opponents had during Trump&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything that I&rsquo;ve said in the past, I continue to believe,&rdquo; Mamdani said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not coming into the Oval Office to make a point or make a stand. I&rsquo;m coming in there to deliver for New Yorkers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3249470&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=7396906e7141e34fb55e099eaa3bf974\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the Friday Oval Office press conference, Mamdani was asked the same question about Trump being a fascist, but before he could answer, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/none-of-the-three-occurred-biden-denies-making-foreign-policy-gaffes-that-white-house-walked-back\/\" title=\"\u2018None Of The Three Occurred\u2019: Biden Denies Making Foreign Policy Gaffes That White House Walked Back\">president interjected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s OK, you can just say it,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1991973114012721360\">Trump said, patting Mamdani on the arm<\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s easier, it&rsquo;s easier than explaining it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani responded: &ldquo;Ok, all right&hellip; yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3895387\/trump-gives-zohran-mamdani-permission-call-him-fascist\/\"><strong>TRUMP GIVES MAMDANI PERMISSION TO CALL HIM &lsquo;FASCIST&rsquo; IN OVAL OFFICE PRESS CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump, who had endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race for mayor, was overall cordial with Mamdani during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-and-scott-jennings-blast-mamdanis-divisive-victory-speech\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Van Jones and Scott Jennings blast ...\u2019s \u2018divisive\u2019 victory speech\">mayor-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want [Mamdani] to do a great job, and we&rsquo;ll help them do a great job,&rdquo; Trump said Friday. &ldquo;I expect to be helping him, not hurting him, a big help, because I want New York City to be great.&rdquo;Mamdani won just over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3878214\/zohran-mamdani-unimpressive-win\/\">50% of the vote<\/a> in New York City, while his predecessor, Eric Adams, won <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vote.nyc\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf\/election_results\/2021\/20211102General%20Election\/00000200000Citywide%20Mayor%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf\">67% of the vote<\/a> in 2021. Former Vice President Kamala Harris <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vote.nyc\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf\/election_results\/2024\/20241105General%20Election\/00000100000Citywide%20President%20Vice%20President%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf\">won the city with 70%<\/a> of the vote during last year&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani maintains Trump is a &#8216;fascist&#8217; after Oval Office talk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2513753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25325767675171.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20001,56552,35056,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2513752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fascist","tag-mamdani","tag-oval-office","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25325767675171.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513752"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513756,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513752\/revisions\/2513756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}