Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump predicted he would “get along fine” with incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani when they meet on Friday, the first in-person talks between political opposites who have clashed over everything from immigration to economic policy.

A democratic socialist and little-known state lawmaker who won New York’s mayoral race earlier this month, Mamdani requested the sit-down with Trump, scheduled for 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) at the White House, to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

The Republican president has issued threats to strip federal funding from the biggest U.S. city, while the mayor-elect has regularly criticized a range of Trump’s policies, including plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts in New York City, where four

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