Zahran Mamdani and Donald Trump (AP Photo)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to refer to the newly trending name Zahran Mamdani in his speech. However, Mamdani, who is the mayor of New York City and stands in stark ideological and political disagreement with Trump, was recognized by the US president.From the podium during his State of the Union address, Trump pointed to Mamdani and said: “Bad policy, but he’s a nice guy.”
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Trump described Zahran Mamdani as a “communist,” but also described him as a “nice guy,” adding that he talks to him “a lot.”“…Even the new communist mayor of New York City,” Trump said in his 2026 State of the Union address. “I think he’s a nice guy. Bad politics, but a nice guy. He just said they want people to shovel snow.”
But if you apply for this job, you will need to show two original forms of ID and a social security card. And yet they don’t want to recognize the greatest privilege of them all, which is voting in America…”
Meanwhile, it was the longest State of the Union address by any president since the American Presidency Project began keeping records in 1964.These statements came as Trump pressured Congress to pass the election bill known as the Save America Act. The legislation would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections and introduce photo ID requirements for voting.
