Trump and Mamdani Hold “Very Productive” Meeting

US President Donald Trump stated he had a “very productive meeting” with New York City’s mayor-elect,Zohran Mamdani.

“We’ve just had a great… very productive meeting. We have one thing in common: we want this city of ours that we love to do very well,” Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office.

“The better he does, the happier I am… And we’re going to be helping him to make everybody’s dream come true,” Mr. Trump continued.

“I want to congratulate the mayor; he really ran an incredible race against some very tough people, very smart people.”

earlier, Mr. Trump predicted he woudl “get along fine” with Mr. Mamdani.

Mr. Mamdani,a democratic socialist and relatively unknown state politician who won New York’s mayoral race earlier this month,requested the meeting with Mr. Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

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The Republican president has threatened to strip federal funding from New York City, while the mayor-elect has frequently criticized Mr. Trump’s policies, including plans to increase federal immigration enforcement in New York City, where 40% of residents are foreign-born.

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