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In this episode, Sarah and Anthony uncover one of the most surprising political moments of the year – when incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. After weeks of insulting each other during the mayoral campaign, Republicans and Democrats are still reacting to what turned out to be a very cordial and friendly meeting. Trump has promised Mamdani to help make New York City successful and “great again”, but what does that actually mean, and will the US president do it? We also look to see how Mamdani will navigate the broader politics of becoming mayor, especially with midterm elections in 2026. In New York state, can Mamdani convince its Democratic governor to raise taxes for the richest people? And how will he balance maintaining good relations with both Trump and the Democratic socialists in New York? Meanwhile, with Trump ally Elise Stefanik running for governor, how will the Republican campaign deal with the president’s new attitude toward Mamdani? Sarah and Anthony are joined by POLITICO’s Albany bureau chief and New York politics expert Nick Reisman. Host: – Sarah Smith, North America editor – Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent Guest: – Nick Reisman, Albany bureau chief for POLITICO Contact: – Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB – Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp at +44 330 123 9480 – Email Americanst@bbc.co.uk – Or use #Americast This The episode was created by George Daby with Adriana Urbano. The technical producer was Mike Regard. The producer of the series is Purvi Pattani. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified whenever we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by pressing the Subscribe button on the app. You can now listen to Americast on smart speakers. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. This works on most smart speakers. US Elections Unspun: Sign up to Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155#Americast is part of the BBC News podcast family of podcasts. The team that creates AmericaCast also produces several other podcasts, including NewsCast and UkraineCast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you’re reading this we hope you do), we think you’ll enjoy some of our other pods too. See link given below. Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
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