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applegrove

(130,464 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:28 PM Tuesday

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Trump Has Been Talking to Mamdani

Trump Has Been Talking to Mamdani

January 13, 2026 at 3:59 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/13/trump-has-been-talking-to-mamdani/

“President Trump has a surprising phone pal: He and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have texted back and forth recently,” Axios reports.

“The back-channeling between the democratic socialist mayor and Trump — who once derided Mamdani as a ‘communist’ — indicates their private communications have been more extensive than previously thought.”

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Trump Has Been Talking to Mamdani (Original Post) applegrove Tuesday OP

Yes................... Lovie777 Tuesday #1

The bromance is stronger than political differences. Whyisthisstillclose Tuesday #2

He did support the Leave It Blank campaign in 2024 Bluestocking Tuesday #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #4

I am wary of him but think he could turn out to be very important so applegrove Tuesday #5

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Do you like efforts to not support the Democratic nominee? W_HAMILTON Tuesday #7

If I lived in NYC I would have voted for him Bluestocking Tuesday #11

I was responding to the other guy. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #12

I don't like that he did this but I think his staying on good terms with Trump JI7 Tuesday #13

Good. He's so easy to manipulate with flattery biocube Tuesday #8

This is the way SSJVegeta Tuesday #9

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Tuesday #10

Lovie777

(21,845 posts)

1. Yes...................

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:32 PM

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duh, shithole has not recently been screaming negative crap about him.

Whyisthisstillclose

(390 posts)

2. The bromance is stronger than political differences.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:36 PM

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Poor Mamdani! It's like having a turd on your shoe that won't wipe off!

Bluestocking

(523 posts)

3. He did support the Leave It Blank campaign in 2024

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:52 PM

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And did not endorse Harris or Biden. He essentially helped get Rump elected so of course they communicate with each other.

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applegrove

(130,464 posts)

5. I am wary of him but think he could turn out to be very important so

Reply to Name removed (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:21 PM

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I post about Mamdani occasionally as I did in this OP.

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W_HAMILTON

(10,105 posts)

7. Do you like efforts to not support the Democratic nominee?

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Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:35 PM

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Bluestocking

(523 posts)

11. If I lived in NYC I would have voted for him

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:17 PM

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I vote blue no matter who. I was just stating facts about him.

W_HAMILTON

(10,105 posts)

12. I was responding to the other guy.

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:44 PM

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My message was not to you, but he guy that responded to you before his posts -- and himself...? -- were removed.

JI7

(93,259 posts)

13. I don't like that he did this but I think his staying on good terms with Trump

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:48 PM

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is just to try to make him leave NYC alone and not do what they are doing in Minnesota and other places.

biocube

(177 posts)

8. Good. He's so easy to manipulate with flattery

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:37 PM

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I wish Mamdani was born in the US, too.

SSJVegeta

(2,377 posts)

9. This is the way

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:40 PM

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