Overview
- Trump said he would help Mamdani deliver "a strong and very safe New York" and pledged support for him to be "a great mayor."
- Mamdani said he seeks partnership to reduce New Yorkers' costs, highlighting rent, food, energy prices and the $2.90 transit fare.
- The friendly appearance contrasted with Trump's campaign threats to curb federal funds for the city and his repeated "communist" label for Mamdani.
- Immigration remains unresolved as the White House border envoy announced federal agent deployments in New York and Mamdani directed the NYPD not to assist ICE operations.
- The meeting occurred weeks before Mamdani's January 1 swearing‑in, and the 34‑year‑old is set to become the city's first openly Muslim mayor.