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

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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.”

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    574·
    9 hours ago

    Trump understands what power looks like, and this is something that liberals and some on the left, have never understood. Its how and why Trump has always been able to get away with the level of disrespect and abuse he provides his allies, and yet is a supplicant to others power in so-many-ways.

    I mean Mamdani gets asked directly about the way he called Trump a fascist. Standing next to Trump. After getting called a socialist. And Trump just g_l_a_z_e_s him. Its all wrestling kayfabe. Its all imaginary. Its TV. Its a fugazi. Its shit talking. Its that when someone else who can raise their own stature recognizes you, that raises your stature. And Trump understands that game.

    Fucking wild…

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        8·
        4 hours ago

        since it’s late on a Friday and prob most of Lemmy is off for the weekend:

        Glazing can refer to two main things: in slang, it means to excessively praise someone or something, often in a way that seems unwarranted; i

        Kayefabe, is the kind of staged acting used in “pro” wrestling. It’s also one of the first ways in which Trump started interacting with an audience.

          • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
            1·
            3 hours ago

            I always took “glazing”, to imply a lot of tongue, around parts most unfortunate where the likes of Trump are concerned.

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      19·
      8 hours ago

      Maybe when younger he played it. I think at this point it’s on autopilot from what he used to understand (some things you don’t forget after doing it for so long), and it’s driven mainly by ego. Which those in power understand how to use by inflating and feeding to get what THEY want.

      • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
        14·
        5 hours ago

        Younger or not, there are vanishingly few politicians who would have the presence of instinct to turn getting shot at into a campaign-winning photo within minutes.

    • phx@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I mean, for the fascist thing Trump is probably like “damn right I fucking am”. He’s been admiring other fascists for quite awhile.

      Now if you ask him whether he sucked off Bubba, on the other hand …