Newsman: President Donald Trump said he is planning on meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
“The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us, and we’ll work something out. But he would like to come to Washington,” Trump told reporters on Nov. 16. “We want to see everything work out well for New York.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to USA TODAY that Trump meant Mamdani .
Mamdani said on Nov. 17 he had reached out to the White House to follow through on his commitment to work with anyone on affordability in New York City, per comments provided by a spokesperson.
“We are seeing his actions and that of his administration in Washington leading to the exact opposite effect for New Yorkers,” he said. “I will go to make the case to the President and to anyone, frankly, that these are the kinds of things we need to change if we want to make it easier for New Yorkers and for Americans to afford the day to day necessities of their life.”
While announcing his transition team the day after the election, Mamdani said the White House had not reached out to congratulate him, but he was interested in speaking with Trump.
“I continue to be interested in having a conversation with President Trump on the ways in which we can work together to serve New Yorkers,” Mamdani said on Nov. 5. “Whether that be delivering on his campaign promises around cost of living or the many issues that New Yorkers have been sharing with me about the drastic impacts that the legislation that President Trump has ushered through Washington will mean for them and their lives.”
