Overview
- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said his team has contacted the White House to arrange a meeting in Washington with President Donald Trump.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the potential meeting refers to Mamdani and said no date has been set.
- Mamdani said he wants to discuss New York’s affordability crisis, including grocery prices and SNAP benefits, and pledged to press his case directly.
- Trump has recently softened his tone after months of attacks that included calling Mamdani a communist and threatening to curb federal support for the city.
- The prospective sit-down would test whether the two can cooperate as Mamdani prepares to take office on January 1 with a platform centered on lowering living costs.