Dr. Ben Carson told Newsmax on Friday that the planned meeting between President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will test whether two leaders with “diametrically opposed ideologies” can find any meaningful common ground.
Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development in Trump’s first term, told “American Agenda” that Mamdani’s campaign rhetoric — which repeatedly targeted capitalism and the president — underscores the gulf the pair will bring into the discussion.
“America became great based on the can-do attitude, not ‘what can you do for me,’ which is what socialism is all about,” said Carson, who is Trump’s national adviser for nutrition, health and housing at the Department of Agriculture.
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