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Later, another reporter pressed Mamdani to clarify his response to the question. “Are you affirming that you think that President Trump is a fascist?”

“I’ve spoken about—” Mamdani began to reply, before Trump interrupted him.

“That’s OK, you can just say yes. It’s easier than explaining it. I don’t mind,” Trump said, patting Mamdani on the arm.

“Ok, alright,” said a smiling Mamdani.

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[-] elgordino@fedia.io 125 points 3 days ago

Trump thinks Mamdani is using fascist in the same way as he uses ‘radial left socialist’ it’s just part of the game to him. That’s why he’s ok with it.

100% agree. It's pro wrestling to him. I absolutely think he sees Mamdani as someone who is playing the game like him. Mamdani is very good at finding common ground and has talked to a lot of Trump voters so I'm betting that it was a very like I don't hate you, I just wanted to win the election and deliver for New York and I think we can figure out ways to do that. I think it's why he likes Bernie too cuz Bernie isn't above giving Trump his flowers when he's proposing something good for his people (however disingenuous it may actually be).

[-] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

This and trump has been blowing off media that gives him "hostile" questions so he instinctively does it for his guests too. See his latest press conference with Mohammad bone saw.

The truth is Trump's greatest enemy is not socialists or woke, it's the media and he'll do anything to own them

[-] gdog05@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago

Trump literally doesn't know what a fascist is. He might be okay with it if he did know. He just knows it's not a great thing to be. He's an old man with the brain no more knowledgeable than an 8 year old kid who was being charmed by Mamdani. This narcissistic idiot doesn't understand things. It's so fucking hard to fathom that and we all keep treating him like he's people.

I don't think it's even that. I think the real thing is that it comes down to kayfabe basically. He's a TV guy, he's no stranger to getting a little catty on camera to boost ratings. I think Mamdani basically convinced him that yeah they might end up fighting publicly sometimes because of their positions, but at the end of the day Mamdani wants to deliver for New Yorkers and if they can do that together he's not above giving Trump his flowers too. I think that's the same reason Trump seems to like Bernie. Yeah they fight in public sometimes, but when Trump is offering something good Bernie is on board. He's not just against Trump because he's Trump.

[-] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

your giving him too much credit, it's mostly just dementia

Nah it it was just the dementia I feel like he'd have started like trying to make it look more like Mamdani bent the knee once his advisors got back in his ear.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

it's the opposite as Antifa so it must be good, no?

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago

People keep overestimating how smart he is.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

There's different kinds of smart. Trump is a very talented conman. That's a skill, it it takes a brain, it's just a different type of brain than a historian and has to come packaged with narcissism and a total lack of morals.

[-] greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

A person with Mein Kampf on their bed table might have a hunch, even if they have dementia

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Six year old.

He brags about it.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 29 points 3 days ago

Maybe Trump is trying to butter him up so Mamdani will let him do the gluck-gluck

[-] pix_wbmr@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago

He loves the ones he hates the most... eg clinton ;)

[-] lorski@sopuli.xyz 18 points 3 days ago

trumps brain is literal mush.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Bruh, that quoted segment reads like it comes from a story published anonymously out of shame on AO3.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

You will never be this charismatic

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