https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/us-politics/ Recent content in US Politics on ByF (BaiFan) · Daily Deep Think Hugo -- gohugo.io en blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) CC BY-NC 4.0 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 https://blog.baifan.site/en/trump-vs-mamdani-nyc-showdown/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan)) https://blog.baifan.site/en/trump-vs-mamdani-nyc-showdown/ <h3 class="relative group">The President&rsquo;s Contradictory Posture <div id="the-presidents-contradictory-posture" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-presidents-contradictory-posture" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h3> <p>In public, President Trump has spent weeks deriding Zohran Mamdani as an extremist, a communist, and a threat to New York City. He has also insisted that he is &ldquo;much better looking&rdquo; than the 34-year-old Mamdani.</p> <p>But in private, according to two people who disclosed the president&rsquo;s remarks on condition of anonymity, Trump has described the New York City mayor-elect as a talented politician — sharp-minded and quick with an argument.</p>