Fucking bullshit.

Too busy worrying about the next paycheck. It’s what the system intended

They updated the article

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the White House Thursday with a game plan in mind and props in hand. During his last sit down with President Donald Trump in November, the two leaders ended their meeting by agreeing on at least one thing: “Let’s build stuff together.”

Given the president’s nostalgia for construction and development in his beloved hometown, Mamdani brought visual elements to help make his case for the biggest federal investment in housing in 50 years, according to a person familiar with the meeting. That pitch included a project with 12,000 units, Joe Calvello, chief spokesperson for the mayor, told CNN.

Mamdani also brought along a copy of the front page of the New York Daily News from 1975 with former President Gerald Ford’s face plastered across the front and the headline: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” He had created a mock-up of another version of the same front page, this one bearing Trump’s face and the headline: “Trump to City: Let’s Build.”

The mayor wanted to show Trump a visual demonstration of what it looks like when the federal government ignores the biggest city in the country — and what it could look like if they didn’t, the source said.

The president was enthusiastic about the idea, according to Calvello. Trump was later seen grinning in an image that Mamdani posted to social media with both papers.