US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met at the White House Friday, setting aside months of election rhetoric. They discussed crime, housing, and affordability, expressing optimism about working together for the city’s 8.5 million residents.

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had a “very productive meeting” with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and expressed confidence “he can do a very good job”, as the two adopted a mutually warm tone after months of engaging in bitter rhetoric against each other.

Mamdani flew to Washington DC for his first meeting with Trump in the White House Friday. Trump said he “enjoyed” the meeting, which he described as “great.” “We’ve just had a great meeting, a really good, very productive meeting.

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