Few political relationships in recent memory have shifted as sharply as the one between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. What started as open hostility on the campaign trail has, in less than a year, turned into a working partnership built around practical city concerns. Monday’s meeting at Gracie Mansion, where Trump called Mamdani a potential “great mayor,” is only the latest sign of that shift. Understanding how the two men got here says as much about political pragmatism as it does about New York’s specific…
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