New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he is not worried that his upcoming Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump is a political trap. Instead, he plans to focus on one issue: New York’s affordability crisis.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who won a surprise victory this month, said he intends to push Trump for federal cooperation despite their political hostility.
NEW: NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on his upcoming meeting with President Trump:
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"For tens of thousands of New Yorkers, this meeting is between two very different candidates who they voted for for the same reason — they wanted a leader who would take on the cost-of-living… pic.twitter.com/ZYxZlW72mp
Trump has spent months attacking Mamdani, falsely calling him a communist and threatening to withhold federal funds or even deport him, despite Mamdani being a naturalized U.S. citizen.
MEETING SET: President Trump says he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office on Friday. pic.twitter.com/OKweGqgrEh
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Trump announced the meeting Wednesday in a post mocking Mamdani’s middle name and labeling him the “Communist Mayor of New York City.”
Mamdani dismissed the rhetoric and said he will attend as a representative of the city, not as a partisan foe. He emphasized that affordability and protecting New Yorkers — including from aggressive immigration enforcement — will guide his message.
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