Washington — President Trump has called Zohran Mamdani "my little communist mayor." Mamdani has vowed to "Trump-proof" New York City. Today, after months of heated rhetoric on both sides, the president and the mayor-elect of the nation's biggest city will meet for the first time at the White House.

Mamadani, a democratic socialist, doesn't have much in common politically with the Republican president. But he called the meeting "an opportunity to make the case for New Yorkers" and said he plans to discuss economic security and public safety.

"I'll be ready for whatever happens," Mamdani said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, "President Trump is willing to meet with anyone and talk to anyone and to try to do what's right on behalf of the American people

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