Overview
- The White House says the first meeting between the two is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET in the Oval Office.
- Mamdani says he requested the sit-down to press for federal help on New York’s cost-of-living crisis.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt labeled Mamdani a “communist,” echoing President Trump’s repeated attacks.
- Trump has threatened to restrict federal funds and increase immigration enforcement in New York, pressures expected to weigh on the discussion.
- The 34-year-old mayor-elect, the city’s first South Asian and Muslim leader, vows to support policies that help New Yorkers and oppose those he says would harm them.