Trump’s wild Mamdani flip — the insults that came before the love fest

While President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani doled out praise for each other after their White House huddle Friday, the two have previously not shied away from trading barbs in the past. From "nut job" to "communist lunatic," Trump over the past year has lobbed a series of attacks against Mamdani — targeting his appearance and intellect. "He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart," Trump said in a social media post in June after Mamdani became the Democratic candidate for mayor. Trump once threatened to arrest Mamdani if he refused to comply with fede