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U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned he’ll meet New York Metropolis mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the White Home on Friday in what can be the primary assembly of the Republican chief with the democratic socialist who gained this month’s mayoral election.
Mamdani and Trump have been vital of one another, with Trump having backed Mamdani’s opponent, Andrew Cuomo.
Mamdani, for his half, has been vital of the Trump administration’s insurance policies, together with its crackdown on immigration and U.S. assist for Israel throughout the Gaza battle.
“We’ve got agreed that this assembly will happen on the Oval Workplace on Friday, November twenty first,” Trump mentioned on social media on Wednesday.
Mamdani advised reporters earlier this week that his crew had reached out to the White Home to rearrange a gathering.
A Mamdani spokesperson mentioned on Wednesday the mayor-elect deliberate to fulfill Trump in Washington “to debate public security, financial safety and the affordability agenda.”
Throughout the mayoral election marketing campaign, Trump threatened to withhold billions of {dollars} in federal funding from the town if Mamdani gained.
The U.S. federal authorities is offering $7.4 billion US to New York Metropolis in fiscal 12 months 2026, or about 6.4 per cent of the town’s whole spending, in response to a New York State Comptroller report.
Since Mamdani’s rise, Trump has incorrectly labelled him as a “communist.”
Mamdani made countering Trump’s actions within the metropolis, particularly on immigration, a centerpiece of his profitable marketing campaign.
Throughout his victory speech earlier this month, Mamdani mentioned he wished New York to indicate the nation find out how to defeat the president.
He is additionally talked about “Trump-proofing” New York as soon as he takes workplace in January whereas additionally promising to work with anybody, together with the president, if it benefited New Yorkers.
Mamdani shall be sworn in as mayor on January 1.
