{"id":21139,"date":"2025-11-22T03:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=21139"},"modified":"2025-11-29T02:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:45:08","slug":"ein-haendedruck-der-new-york-erschuettert-bestaetigen-sie-dass-sie-trump-fuer-einen-faschisten-halten-mamdani-ja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-haendedruck-der-new-york-erschuettert-bestaetigen-sie-dass-sie-trump-fuer-einen-faschisten-halten-mamdani-ja\/","title":{"rendered":"A Handshake That Shakes New York \u2013 \u201cAre you confirming that you consider Trump a fascist?\u201d \u2013 Mamdani: \u201cYes.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a political encounter that revealed more than any party convention speech. The meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office was exactly such a moment. For weeks, both had labeled each other with terms that are normally enough to bury any cooperation. \u201cCommunist\u201d on one side, \u201cfascist\u201d on the other. But when they stood in front of the cameras on Friday, all of that suddenly seemed far away. Instead of trading blows, there were pats on the shoulder, instead of threats a smiling duo assuring each other they wanted to \u201cimprove\u201d New York together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-20.webp?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-20.webp?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-20.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-20.webp?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-20.webp?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an encounter showing how quickly political hostilities melt when both sides have something to gain. For Trump, Mamdani was no longer the enemy figure that the GOP had used as campaign ammunition, but a useful conversation partner drawing attention to exactly what the president is currently failing at: people\u2019s worries about rent, food prices, and utility bills. For Mamdani, the meeting was a risky walk into a building that had painted him as a political monster for months, and at the same time an opportunity to prevent harm to his city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mamdanitrump66.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWorking people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five cannot even afford 2.90 dollars for the train or bus. As I told Trump today, it is time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump left no doubt about how much he understood the moment as a chance for himself. He called Mamdani \u201ca very rational man,\u201d praised his concept for more affordable housing and even said he could imagine living in New York again, \u201cespecially after this meeting.\u201d For a president who describes the city as decaying at every opportunity, that was more than a compliment. It was a signal to his own base: the man conservative media had portrayed as an arsonist was suddenly acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-21.webp?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-21.webp?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-21.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-21.webp?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/batch_kaizennewsday-21.webp?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not about sympathy. Trump is stuck in his own dissatisfaction crisis. Prices continue to rise, his promises on inflation have fizzled, and Mamdani has achieved in New York what Trump has failed to do nationwide: he reached voters on the question of how to keep a city affordable. So the president grabbed at that success as though it belonged to him. He talked about \u201cgroceries, an old fashioned word,\u201d and repeated once again that prices were dropping, even though the numbers show the opposite. Mamdani listened politely and left the inconsistencies uncommented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the new mayor, the meeting was a balancing act. He confronted Trump about deportations, raids, and the fear many families feel in the city. He did it quietly, without a public duel, but clearly enough that no one in his base can say he folded. At the same time, Mamdani knew exactly what was at stake. In the weeks since his election, many in New York expected Trump to send the National Guard into the city or block federal funds. Now the president promised the opposite: he wanted to help. And he wanted Mamdani to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trumpmamdani8099809.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mamdani: \"I can tell you more New Yorkers voted for President Trump in the recent presidential election because of the cost of living.\" - Trump: \"I got a lot of votes!\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It was striking how Trump shielded him when the questions grew sharper. When a journalist asked whether Mamdani still thought Trump was \u201cfascist,\u201d Trump brushed it aside and smiled: \u201cYou can just say yes.\u201d Mamdani said it \u2013 and Trump patted him on the arm. When a reporter asked why Mamdani had not taken the train to Washington, Trump stepped in: \u201cFlying is faster.\u201d He defended him as if they were allies, not opponents who had spent months calling each other dangers to the republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kaizenblognews2025.webp?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kaizenblognews2025.webp?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kaizenblognews2025.webp?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kaizenblognews2025.webp?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kaizenblognews2025.webp?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For Republicans, the day was a shock. For months, the party had staged Mamdani as a symbol of an alleged left takeover. Trump destroyed that image in minutes. He even contradicted his ally Elise Stefanik, who had called Mamdani a \u201cjihadist.\u201d \u201cI met with a very rational person,\u201d he said dryly. For the GOP, it was a blow: their newly built scarecrow lost much of its effect. For Mamdani, the meeting means more than a PR moment. It is an entry ticket into a political phase in which he is no longer viewed as an enemy of the president. That could determine whether New York will be able to work with the federal government in the coming years or whether the city will face resistance from Washington at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trumpmamdanai5364.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Reporter: \u201cAre you confirming that you consider Trump a fascist?\u201d Trump: \u201cIt is okay, you can just say it.\u201d Mamdani: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump, on the other hand, showed a familiar side: he can praise opponents when it serves him, and attack the same people the next day when the benefit is greater. The handshake with Mamdani may have been a new beginning or just a brief moment before the next storm. But on that day, in the Oval Office, they stood side by side like two men who understood they needed one another. One to show political strength. The other to protect his city. And while party headquarters held their breath outside, Trump and Mamdani produced the rarest of images: a peace that looked believable \u2013 and may be gone by tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Akzentbalken (Dunkelblau + Hellblau) -->\n<div style=\"  width:80%;  border-top:6px solid #1E4F9A;  border-bottom:6px solid #4B8BD9;  margin:0 auto 16px auto;\"><\/div>\n\n<!-- Kaizen Blog \u2013 Support-Karte (ultra-dezente Version) -->\n<div class=\"kzb-support\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Support f\u00fcr den Kaizen Blog\">\n  <style>\n    .kzb-support{\n      --bg:#ffffff;\n      --fg:#0b0b12;\n      --muted:#57576a;\n      --border:rgba(17,17,26,.08);\n      --shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\n      --radius:14px;\n\n      \/* \u25b6 BUTTON-Farben komplett auf Blau gesetzt *\/\n      --btn-start:#1E4F9A;\n      --btn-end:#1E4F9A;\n      --btn-text:#ffffff;\n      --btn-glow:0 4px 12px rgba(30,79,154,.35);\n\n      max-width:620px;\n      margin:14px auto;\n      padding:14px 14px;\n      background:var(--bg);\n      color:var(--fg);\n      border:1px solid var(--border);\n      border-radius:var(--radius);\n      box-shadow:var(--shadow);\n      font:400 14px\/1.55 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,\"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,system-ui,\"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\";\n      position:relative;\n      overflow:clip;\n      isolation:isolate;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-eyebrow{\n      font-weight:700;\n      font-size:.78rem;\n      letter-spacing:.10em;\n      text-transform:uppercase;\n      color:var(--muted);\n      margin:0 0 6px;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-title{\n      margin:0 0 8px;\n      font-weight:800;\n      letter-spacing:.15px;\n      font-size:clamp(1.05rem,2.2vw,1.32rem);\n    }\n\n    .kzb-lead{\n      margin:0 0 8px;\n      font-size:.9rem;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-actions{\n      display:flex;\n      flex-wrap:wrap;\n      gap:10px;\n      align-items:center;\n      margin-top:8px;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n      gap:.45rem;\n      padding:8px 14px;\n      border-radius:9999px;\n      background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--btn-start),var(--btn-end));\n      color:var(--btn-text);\n      font-weight:700;\n      font-size:.82rem;\n      text-decoration:none;\n      box-shadow:var(--btn-glow);\n      transition:transform .06s ease,filter .18s ease;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn:hover{\n      transform:translateY(-1px);\n      filter:brightness(1.08);\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn:active{\n      transform:translateY(0);\n    }\n\n    @media (max-width:640px){\n      .kzb-support{padding:12px 12px}\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n  <div>\n\n    <div class=\"kzb-eyebrow\">Support independent journalism<\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"kzb-title\">Investigative journalism requires courage \u2013 and your support.<\/h3>\n\n    <p class=\"kzb-lead\">\n      Support our work against right-wing populism, disinformation, and violations of human and environmental rights. 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