President Donald Trump will meet with incoming New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday, the first in-person talks between political opposites who have clashed over everything from immigration to economic policy.
A democratic socialist and little-known state lawmaker who won New York's mayoral race earlier this month, Mamdani requested the sit-down with Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.
The Republican president has threatened to strip federal funding from the biggest U.S. city, while the mayor-elect has regularly criticised a range of Trump's policies, including plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts in New York.
Trump's Oval Office meetings have been wildly unpredictable, including respectful encounters with opponents and ambushes of guests, such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelebskyy and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa.
Mamdani, who will be sworn in as mayor on 1 January, said at a press conference on Thursday: "Being a New Yorker means that you're prepared for all situations."
He vowed to focus on affordability issues, including the cost of housing, groceries, childcare and buses in a city of 8.5 million. New Yorkers pay nearly double the average rent nationwide.
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U.S. President Donald Trump urged New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to be "nice" to Washington, saying he approves "a lot of things" for the city and that the Democrat’s election-night remarks showed an "angry" tone toward him.
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