Overview
- Both leaders described the White House discussion as very productive after a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office.
- Trump pledged to help Mamdani succeed, saying the better the mayor-elect does the happier he will be, and he downplayed earlier threats to cut federal funds.
- Topics included public safety, federal coordination, housing, construction and food prices, with Mamdani noting discussion of Border Patrol teams operating in the city.
- Trump softened prior labels by saying Mamdani might surprise conservatives as well as liberals, and said he would feel comfortable living in New York under his leadership.
- Mamdani emphasized affordability for New York’s 8.5 million residents and is set to take office on January 1 as the city’s first Muslim mayor at age 34.