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Trump gives Mamdani permission to call him a Fascist in response to a reporters question (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 30 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

There is a third option. Trump is a fool with a brain of mush and Mamdani was just personable and vaguely flattering while sticking to his agenda. Trump believes whomever speaks to him.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, we could have gotten Medicare for all in 2017 if we'd called it The Donald J. Trump Make Healthcare Great Again Act. Mitch McConnell figured this out on day 1; why hasn't Chuck Schumer?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Moscow Mitch? Whatever he figured out we shouldn’t want any part of.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

No! Only dems bad, no third thing!

But srs yeah I think that’s exactly it. Trump was charmed and wanted some of his mojo. Mamdani probably “said very nice things about [him]” which is a big deal for him, and Mamdani thereby jiu-jitsu’ed the fascists in the White House who now have to tread on eggshells all night while they work with trump’s television to get him back in the furious zone.

I mean. Trump so desperately wants NYC to love him, he’ll do anything, and Mamdani was smart enough to let him.