US President Donald Trump and New York-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet tonight in the White House. (Photo: Reuters)

The stage is set for the first meeting between New York-elect Zohran Mamdani and US President Donald Trump, two bitter rivals with polar opposite ideologies. Mamdani’s team recently reached out to the White House to seek a meeting focused on New York’s affordability crisis, signalling a shift in tone after their confrontational campaign season.

Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said that “a Communist is coming to the White House" at 3 pm ET (1:30 am Indian time). The announcement follows months of sharp public exchanges between the two leaders.

Based on Trump’s reputation, the meeting could lay the path for New York’s future, or become an awkward conversa

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