After attacking and demonizing each other incessantly during the New York City mayoral campaign, President Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani have agreed to meet at the White House on Friday.<\/p>\n
In a post on his Truth Social site around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Trump<\/a> said, \u201cCommunist Mayor of New York City, Zohran \u201cKwame\u201d Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st. Further details to follow!\u201d<\/p>\n Mamdani spokeswoman Dora Pekec confirmed that the meeting has been set and that he\u2019ll be there.<\/p>\n \u201cAs is customary for an incoming mayoral administration, the mayor-elect plans to meet with the president in Washington to discuss public safety, economic security and the affordability agenda that over 1 million New Yorkers voted for just two weeks ago,\u201d Pekec said.<\/p>\n Despite furiously railing against Trump on the campaign trail and during his victory speech on Election Night, Mamdani on Monday said<\/a> he wants to meet face to face with the president to discuss ways the two leaders can work together for the good of the Big Apple.<\/p>\n \u201cI made a commitment \u2026 to meet with anyone and everyone so long as it was to the benefit of the 8\u00bd million people that call the city their home, and so long as it would help to address the affordability crisis that is pushing many of them out of this city,\u201d Mamdani said after serving meals to New Yorkers at a Bronx food pantry.<\/p>\n