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U.S. President Donald Trump said helium volition conscionable New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani astatine the White House connected Friday (November 21, 2025) successful what would beryllium the archetypal gathering of the Republican person with the antiauthoritarian socialist who won this month’s mayoral election.
Zohran Mamdani and Mr. Trump person been captious of each other, with the second having backed Mr. Mamdani’s opponent, Andrew Cuomo.
Mr. Mamdani, for his part, has been captious of the Trump administration’s policies, including its crackdown connected migration and U.S. enactment for Israel during the Gaza war.
“We person agreed that this gathering volition instrumentality spot astatine the Oval Office connected Friday, November 21st,” Mr. Trump said connected societal media connected Wednesday.
Mr. Mamdani told reporters earlier this week that his squad had reached retired to the White House to put a meeting.
A Mamdani spokesperson said connected Wednesday (November 19) the mayor-elect planned to conscionable Mr. Trump successful Washington “to sermon nationalist safety, economical information and the affordability agenda.”
During the mayoral predetermination campaign, Mr. Trump threatened to withhold billions of dollars successful national backing from the metropolis if Mr. Mamdani won.
The U.S. national authorities is providing $7.4 cardinal to New York City successful fiscal twelvemonth 2026, oregon astir 6.4% of the city’s full spending, according to a New York State Comptroller report.
Since Mr. Mamdani’s rise, Mr. Trump has incorrectly labeled him arsenic a “communist.”
Mr. Mamdani made countering the 79-year-old president’s actions successful the city, particularly connected immigration, a centerpiece of his palmy campaign.
Mr. Mamdani volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic politician connected January 1.
