Overview
- Trump announced on Truth Social that the Oval Office meeting will occur Friday, Nov. 21, referring to Mamdani as the city's "communist" mayor in the post.
- Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec confirmed the sit-down, saying the mayor-elect plans to raise public safety, economic security and affordability.
- Mamdani said his team requested the meeting, calling it a pledge to work with anyone if it benefits 8.5 million New Yorkers struggling with high costs.
- The meeting follows months of acrimony in which Trump threatened to withhold federal funds or deport Mamdani, while the mayor-elect vowed to "Trump-proof" the city and told Trump to "turn the volume up."
- Federal–city stakes include funding and immigration enforcement; earlier Wednesday, White House border czar Tom Homan said federal officers would surge into New York City, and Mamdani has urged the NYPD not to assist ICE.