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Zohran Mamdani and President Trump have been exchanging \u201cfriendly\u201d missives at least twice a week \u2014 as an unlikely bromance between the socialist mayor and conservative commander-in-chief continues to blossom, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n
The former Astoria lawmaker and the Queens native have been chatting semi-regularly via text since\u00a0their chummy White House meeting in November<\/a>, discussing a wide range of topics from the toppling of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to zoning red tape in Big Apple real estate, according to sources.<\/p>\n NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump have been exchanging \u2018friendly\u2019 texts at least twice a week, The Post has learned. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Insiders with knowledge of the ongoing chat described the tone as \u201cfriendly\u201d \u2013 and said it only made sense that two of the nation\u2019s most prominent leaders would try to get along.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t make practical, political sense for them to scream at each other \u2014 in public or private,\u201d one politico said, while also noting, \u201cOf course, they can\u2019t appear too cozy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMamdani would be smart to kiss Trump\u2019s ass,\u201d the source added. \u201cEspecially when the federal government can withhold billions from the city.\u201d<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s intimate access to the White House is a marked departure from the relationships of past Big Apple mayors and presidents in recent history.<\/p>\n The pairs unlikely friendship is a massive detour from the many shots they took at each other during the election process. James Keivom<\/p>\n Former Mayor Adams \u2013 who cozied up to Trump during his term, and notably rushed to DC in the middle of the night to attend his inauguration last year \u2013 didn\u2019t even get the Donald\u2019s digits, and had to connect with the president through intermediaries.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Andrew Kirtzman, CEO the strategic communications firm KSX, said it was \u201cremarkable that Trump feels so comfortable with [Mamdani],\u201d but noted that the president may be looking for an olive branch with his hometown leadership.<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cHe hated [Bill] de Blasio, the last left-wing mayor, and probably felt estranged from the city because of it,\u201d he said. \u201cHe seems to feel an emotional connection with Mamdani. The mayor must be totally amazed by what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow The Post\u2019s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis<\/a><\/p>\n And Kirtzman believes Mamdani\u2019s base of Democratic Socialists of America members \u2013 who openly despise the Republican White House \u2013 will likely give their lefty leader a pass for his newfound friendship with the prez.<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by his wife, First Lady Rama Duwaji, following a news conference at Gracie Mansion on Monday, January 12, 2026, in New York, N.Y. James Keivom<\/p>\n \u201cI think the left understands this is purely transactional from Mamdani\u2019s perspective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The budding bromance between Adams\u2019 successor and Trump was sparked in November after Mamdani clinched the mayoral election and called the White House for a meeting.<\/p>\n Most expected an all-out catfight between the political polar-opposites \u2013 but were left dumbfounded when Zo and Do appeared in the Oval Office with grins on their faces.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s different than your typical guy,\u201d a beaming Trump said of Mamdani after the pair met behind closed doors for nearly an hour.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have one thing in common. We want this city of ours that we love to do very well,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n The president even jumped in when reporters asked Mamdani if he still thought Trump was a \u201cdespot\u201d or \u201cfascist.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s okay, you can just say yes,\u201d the president said, patting Hizzoner on the arm with a smile.<\/p>\n That stunning sit down \u2013 and apparent ongoing honeymoon \u2013 came after the two New Yorkers spent a year hurling insults and threats, with Mamdani vowing to be the president\u2019s \u201cworst nightmare\u201d and Trump threatening to cut billions in federal funding to the Big Apple or send in the National Guard if the socialist won.<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s chumminess with Trump could also be a play out of Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s book,\u00a0as the governor crowed\u00a0<\/a>that she gave the young, new mayor advice on getting into the president\u2019s good graces \u2014 though possibly not in his DMs.\u00a0<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump speaks next to Ford executive chairman Bill Ford (L) and Ford CEO Jim Farley (R) as he tours Ford Motor Company\u2019s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on January 13, 2026. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI told him I thought he did everything he needed to do to make sure the president has confidence in his leadership,\u201d Hochul said after the incredible Oval Office meeting.<\/p>\n But like Hochul \u2014 who\u2019s toed the line between productive calls with Trump and public opposition \u2014 Mamdani has been sending more than smiling emojis to Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n