Mamdani In, Greene Out

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

The American political landscape was rolling yesterday, somewhere in the neighborhood of "8" on the Richter scale.  It was a tumultuous day, and, as per usual, the nexus of shockwaves was Donald John Trump.   The elderly politician was in his happy place, right at the center of the commotion.  Republicans seemed to take the brunt of the damage, though some might not see it that way, and Trump, being Trump, didn't care who suffered as long as it wasn't him.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City took the initiative and reached out to Trump, his nemesis of the past several months, by suggesting a meeting.    Trump took the bait and set up a parlay in the Oval Office where he would feel in control. on his own highly gilded home turf.   That meeting took place late yesterday afternoon, first with a private session between the two political leaders, followed by a joint press briefing.

No one knew what to expect when Mamdani and Trump came together face-to-face at the White House, but by the time the press was invited in, it seemed obvious that Mamdani had charmed the pants off of Trump (though Trump was seated behind the Resolute Desk, so there was no actual confirmation of that!).  Mamdani, who in the past has referred to Trump as a "fascist," and Trump, who routinely calls Mamdani a "communist," presented, as one reporter put it, "as just two guys from Queens who were having a conversation."

Trump said of Mamdani, "I think this mayor can do some things that are going to be really great."  Trump also went so far as to say he does not believe Mamdani is a "jihaist," a popular Republican smear, and he even described the young politician as "a very rational person."

When a reporter who was tying to goad the seemingly political lovebirds into a disagreement asked Mamdani if he still regarded Trump as a fascist, Trump turned, looked up at his guest, and told the mayor-elect that it was okay to say that, he didn't mind.  So Mamdani smiled and agreed with the statement.

There is a brilliant photo of the two politicians circulating on the internet which shows Trump seated at his desk looking up at Mamdani who is standing to his side.  Trump's face reflects total adoration and his grin is so pronounced that it shows teeth which probably haven't been exposed to daylight in years.   The photo could easily be captioned, "Please sir, may I have another."   Expect a poster version to be available by Christmas.

A couple of hours after the Trump-Mamdani lovefest, political hand grenade Marjorie Taylor Greene exploded across the news cycle by announcing that she will be retiring from Congress in January, a full year before her current term is up.  Greene has been needling Trump for months over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what she sees as his betrayal of MAGA values.  In a ten-minute video announcing her early retirement, Greene cited Trump's recent reference to her as a "traitor" and his refusal to endorse her re-election effort as part of her reason for leaving.   She said she did not want to be seen as a "batttered wife" by staying around while he continued to attack her.

Trump, true to his nature, offered no kind words to his vanquished opponent as she prepared to depart her seat in Congress.  The nearly always vile politician responded by saying that her decision to leave was "great news for the country," and added that he thought the real reason she was leaving was weak poll numbers.  He also described the congresswoman as a "ranting lunatic" who had "gone Far Left."

Trump had given all his love to Zohran Mamdani, and there was none left for Marge.