Trump Hails 'Productive' Meeting With New York Mayor-Elect Mamdani At White House, Vows Support

Last Updated:November 22, 2025, 02:22 IST

Mamdani arrived at the White House to hold talks with Trump, after the two exchanged fierce barbs in the past, including Trump calling the New York-elect a "communist".

US President Donald Trump with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House. (Reuters)

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reached the White House for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump on Friday to push his affordability agenda, after the two leaders exchanged a fierce war of words in the past.

The two leaders said the meeting was “productive" and a lot of important issues were discussed. Trump vowed to work together with Mamdani and support his affordability agenda.

“We’ve just had a great meeting, a really good, very productive meeting," Trump said, adding that the two had one thing in common – “we want this city of ours that we love to do very well."

Mamdani also called the meeting “productive" and that the two discussed issues of affordability in New York, the main pillar of his campaign. “I appreciated the meeting with the president, and as he said it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, New York City. We spoke about rent, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities. We spoke about the different ways in which people are being pushed out and I appreciated the time with the president."

The tone of the meeting was markedly calm after Trump and Mamdani repeatedly traded barbs in the past. Trump frequently calls Mamdani a “communist", while the New York-elect has publicly derided the president’s anti-immigration policies, calling him a “despot".

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