The mayor-elect of New York City still thinks President Donald Trump is a "fascist" after cordial meeting at the White House.

"Mamdani, we’ve gotta give it to him — he played it like a politician," the legal expert said in response to the New York City mayor-elect's recent visit to the White House.

Mamdani says Trump kept a “UFC at the White House” book on display and joked he won’t attend next year’s planned UFC event.

To make sense of the surreal spectacle, it’s helpful to know that behind the scenes, the meeting was brokered by a New York business titan close to Trump who believes the president should play the

Zohran Mamdani is back in New York City following his meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday, where their unexpectedly friendly Oval Office news conference appeared to go off without a hitch.

Trump spent months attacking Mamdani after the New York state representative upset former Governor Andrew Cuomo and won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Cuomo went on to run as an independent, but still failed to defeat Mamdani—who won the election on November 4 with a clear majority.

Zohran Mamdani hasn't changed his opinion on Donald Trump since their Oval Office meeting, and stood by his belief that he's a 'fascist' and 'despot' on Sunday, Nov. 23

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump's Oval Office visit appeared to be all sunshine and rainbows — but the NYC mayor-elect's negative feelings toward the president of the United States haven't changed one bit.

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani describes his “productive” Oval Office meeting with President Trump, during which the president offered warm praise — but says he still views Trump as a “fascist” and a “despot,

The mayor-elected reiterated his view that President Donald Trump is a "fascist," but said he appreciated the frankness of their Oval Office meeting.

After meeting in the Oval Office, Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani sounded a largely conciliatory note.

President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had a nice get-together in the White House Friday. Michelle Wu said she's "not interested" in a similar visit.