NEW YORK (WABC) -- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday.

"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran "Kwame" Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st," Trump said in a post on social media.

Mamdani's transition team later confirmed that the mayor-elect will meet Trump in D.C.

"As 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 one million New Yorkers voted for just two weeks ago," said Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for Mamdani.

The announcement comes aft

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