David Urban: Trump Recognizes What Mamdani Has Done to Get Where He Is, He Respects It

TAPPER: “Absolutely. David, Mamdani is 34. That makes him the youngest New York mayor in more than a century. Trump is 79, the oldest person to ever be elected president. Talk a little bit about, if you could, about the dichotomy of these two leaders, two men with completely different philosophies on how America should be run and both with very loyal followings and some TV and charisma skills.”

URBAN: “Well, Jake, you know, as the kids say, game recognizes game, right? So I think both Mamdani recognizes and respects the president, what he‘s done, his following, what he‘s built. And I think Donald Trump, as you heard in that meeting, recognizes what what the Mayor-Elect has done to get where he is. And I think he respects it. And look, you‘re right about my colleague that’s right about everybody wants the same thing. Everybody wants the same goals. How we get there, however, is going to be a little bit of a bumpy road. Everybody wants cheaper housing, more affordable groceries, heating bills to go down, more jobs created. But how we get there ultimately is two distinctly different visions between a Democratic Socialist and someone who‘s kind of a free-market Republican. So we will see. I hope that — I hope for the 10 million people who live in New York City and for our country, just writ large, I hope that the mayor succeeds and the president succeeds together and can help lift our country to a better place.”

TAPPER: “Elise Stefanik is a Republican congresswoman from New York.”