This article is kinda flawed as it runs with the assumption trump has a well thought out and concrete political ideology he follows.

Trump is a narcissist who literally just cares about his own power, his own wealth and ensuring he stays out of prison.

In a 1 on 1 meeting, he never stands any chance against a charismatic politician. We see it over and over again.

Given that, 75% of this article seems to be the author upset Mamdani is using the same trick to help get trump off his back.