Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:33pm on 22 Nov 2025,Saturday International
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, met President Donald Trump in the White House on Nov 21, where he sharply accused the U.S. of funding Israeli “genocide.” Despite their long-standing ideological clashes, the meeting was unusually cordial — with Trump even telling Mamdani, “you can just say yes” when asked if he thinks the president is a fascist. Mamdani reiterated his claim that “our government [is] funding” what he called grave crimes by Israel, placing U.S. foreign aid under fierce moral scrutiny.
