{"id":45951,"date":"2026-09-22T05:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=45951"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:33:48","slug":"die-staatschefs-warten-trump-besucht-mamdani-ein-alter-bekannter-im-haus-des-buergermeisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/die-staatschefs-warten-trump-besucht-mamdani-ein-alter-bekannter-im-haus-des-buergermeisters\/","title":{"rendered":"World Leaders Are Waiting, but Trump Visits Mamdani: An Old Familiar Face at the Mayor\u2019s Mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

While heads of state and government from around the world are traveling to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump first makes a stop to see a man with whom he has little in common politically. At Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor\u2019s official residence, he spends an hour talking with Zohran Mamdani on Monday. Afterward, the Republican president and the democratic socialist stand together on the lawn of the yellow mansion in Manhattan. Trump is lost in memories. He\u2019s been here before and knows the building and some of its former residents. Some mayors had been great, others not so great, he recalls. He pats Mamdani on the back and says he hopes Mamdani will one day be one of the great ones. He\u2019s already off to a start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a history behind this visit that doesn\u2019t fit neatly into the usual political camps. Trump and Mamdani have met at least twice before. After Mamdani\u2019s election victory last year, the president welcomed him to the Oval Office. Their conversation was surprisingly friendly, following months of public clashes between the 2 men. Back then, they talked about how they could help their shared hometown. In February, Mamdani traveled to Washington again and presented Trump with a mock front page of a New York newspaper. The New York Daily News. It read: \u201cTrump to City: Let\u2019s Build.\u201d The mayor was pushing for new investment in housing. The newspaper headline was a proposal on paper. Whether any homes will come of it is another matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This time, too, both men say they discussed a possible housing project in the borough of Queens. New York should become more affordable for working people. They offer no further details for now. Trump uses their joint appearance mainly to take a walk down memory lane. With so many meetings with foreign heads of state and government on his schedule, this visit feels to him like a little reunion with old friends, he says. He has so many memories of the house behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of them is the 2003 wedding of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Trump also attended a book event for former Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel at Gracie Mansion in 2007. The president talks about the building like someone walking down a familiar hallway after a long time away. Outside, the questions facing a city whose rents can\u2019t be paid with memories are still waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The political distance between the 2 men hasn\u2019t disappeared in the meantime. As they did after their 1st meeting, both acknowledge their differing positions. Mamdani keeps his cards close to his chest when asked how often he speaks with Trump away from their public appearances. Their friendly manner is plain to see, but what it will mean for New York can\u2019t be read from a pat on the back alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the dispute over access to the White House reaches the lawn of the mayor\u2019s mansion. Mamdani is asked about Trump\u2019s decision to bar several news organizations from the White House. The mayor says it\u2019s important that those very news organizations, along with other members of the media, be present at the event at Gracie Mansion. He says this while standing next to the man who has denied them access to his own official residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n