US EditionTrump, NYC's Mamdani to meet in Washington, New York Times reports
Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed building 12,000 affordable housing units in New York City and secured President Trump's support during their unannounced meeting in Washington.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump will meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in Washington, two people familiar with the plans say, with the New York Post first reporting Mamdani's travel.
- They are expected to focus on housing, according to sources, and previous talks included real estate, a complicated zoning code and efforts to press a utility giant to cut electricity rates.
- During their last meeting, President Donald Trump praised Zohran Mamdani despite often falsely referring to him as a `communist`; that session took place at the White House in the Oval Office on November 21.
- This is a developing story and will be updated as details arrive, with Gloria Pazmino contributing to the report.
- A photo credited to Andrew Harnik/Getty Images documents the previous Oval Office sit-down, with Kaitlan Collins, CNN listed in the caption via CNN Newsource.
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Washington, United States. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged Donald Trump on Thursday to unblock $21 billion in federal subsidies to build 12,000 affordable homes and infrastructure. Mamdani posted on social media a photo of him in the White House presenting the U.S. president with a fictional cover of a newspaper that says “Trump in the City: Let’s Build.” The meeting between the two men was not previously announced. The amount mentioned incl…
'Trump To City: Let's Build': Mamdani Revives 1975 Tabloid Jab In Unconventional Oval Office Housing Pitch For NYC
The Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, during a surprise meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday, took an unconventional approach to discuss potential housing investments in the city. During a meeting at the White House, Mamdani presented a mock newspaper front page, seeking to tap into Trump's well-known interest in media coverage. The headline, “Trump to City: Let’s Build”, was a clever twist on a famous 1975 tabloid cover that re…
Mamdani Meets Trump to Ask for $21 Billion Funding for NYC Homes
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met President Donald Trump on Thursday to urge him to release $21 billion in federal grants to build 12,000 affordable housing units and infrastructure. Mamdani posted an image of himself at the White House presenting Trump with a mock newspaper front-page that read: "Trump to city: Let's build.” The meeting between the two men was not announced in advance, AFP reported.
For the second time since his election as mayor of New York, left-wing democrat Zohran Mamdani met Thursday at the White House with President Donald Trump to secure federal funding for a social housing project, announced the mayor's office.
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