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Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he’ll ‘work something out’ with New York City’s mayor-elect

  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump indicated he plans to meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said `We'll work something out` as he prepared to fly back to Washington.
  • In the run-up to the November 4 election, Trump repeatedly branded Mamdani a `communist`, questioned his citizenship, urged votes for former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and threatened to withhold federal funding or deploy troops if Mamdani won.
  • Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, campaigned on progressive policies and rose from obscurity, winning the November 4 election by nearly 9 percentage points and becoming New York's youngest and first Muslim mayor in over a century.
  • Leavitt said Trump was referring to Mamdani but that no meeting date had been set, and Mamdani's spokesperson pointed to his plan last week to reach out to the White House.
  • The relationship could shape federal funding and enforcement affecting millions of New Yorkers, and Mamdani says he will be `proactive` to dissuade ICE and National Guard deployments.
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Mayor-elect Mamdani prepares for a crucial meeting with President Trump, after a quick election campaign

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Zohran Mamdani, the elected Mayor of New York City, said on Monday that his team had contacted White House officials to organize a meeting with President Donald Trump, a day after Trump mentioned that possibility to reporters. The attempt to arrange a meeting represents a change of tone for both of them. Mamdani campaigned arguing that he alone had the character and ethical compass necessary to confront Trump, whom he described as a threat to de…

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