Republican New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino told Newsmax on Friday that she viewed President Donald Trump’s meeting with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House as “a well-played game of chess.”
Paladino told Newsmax’s “Finnerty” and guest host Todd Starnes that Trump emerged as the strategic victor, putting Mamdani in a position where he could either succeed — and leave Trump credited — or stumble and face fallout.
Paladino said the initial encounter in the Oval Office earlier Friday marked a reversal in tone.
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