"US President Donald Trump said he was "going to be helping" Zohran Mamdani after hosting the Democratic New York City mayor-elect at the White House. During the New York mayoral campaign, Trump had viciously and inaccurately attacked Mamdani as a "100% Communist Lunatic," a "Jew hater" and a "total nut job," and threatened cuts to federal funding if Mamdani were elected. In Washington on Friday, however, after a first in-person meeting between the two political oppositions, he struck a more conciliatory tone."
""We've just had a great ... very productive meeting," he told reporters in the Oval Office. "We have one thing in common: we want this city of ours that we love to do very well." Mamdani, who has described himself as a Democratic Socialist and "Donald Trump's worst nightmare," was virtually unknown a year ago, but earned the trust of New York City voters with a campaign promising to lower the cost of living through rent freezes, free buses and city-run grocery stores."
""It was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City, and the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers," Mamdani said of his private meeting with Trump. Despite Trump's support for his mayoral opponent Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani's win shattered records, garnering over 1 million votes, something that had not been done since 1969."
President Donald Trump met privately with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House and expressed willingness to help him govern. Trump had previously attacked Mamdani during the mayoral campaign with harsh, inaccurate labels and threatened funding cuts, but shifted to a conciliatory tone after the in-person meeting. Both emphasized a shared interest in improving New York City and delivering affordability to residents. Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist who campaigned on rent freezes, free buses and city-run grocery stores, won over one million votes, shattering records, and received congratulations and a pledge of assistance from Trump.
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