Miami, Nov. 6 -- United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a tentative note of cooperation to newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while describing the mayoral race as "a battle between communism and common sense."

Speaking at an economic conference in Miami, Trump said he wanted New York to "be successful" and hinted at limited federal support for Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who made history this week by defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

"We'll help him, a little bit maybe. We want New York to be successful. We'll help them," Trump said, marking his first public recognition of Mamdani's win. The remarks came after Trump had earlier warned that a Mamdani-led ...