
In a political earthquake, Republicans are lashing out after former President Donald Trump lavished praise on New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a move critics on the right warn could rip apart the GOP's hardline anti-socialist messaging.
Donald Trump's sudden shift came during a highly publicised meeting at the White House, where he described Mamdani as 'a very rational person' and voiced eagerness to work with him on shared priorities like housing affordability.What had once been near-daily attacks, Trump previously labelled Mamdani a '100% Communist lunatic' and a 'pure, true communist', gave way to an unexpected olive branch.