Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he will push affordability issues in his White House meeting with President Trump, stressing he'll work with anyone to help New Yorkers. He plans to highlight cost-of-living concerns while maintaining he'll oppose any agenda that harms the city.
Earlier on Wednesday (local time), US President Donald Trump announced that New York City's mayor-elect, Zohran "Kwame" Mamdani, is scheduled to meet him at the Oval Office on Friday.
US President Donald Trump will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran "Kwame" Mamdani at the Oval Office on 21 November. The meeting comes after months of tension, with Mamdani seeking to discuss the city's affordability crisis while both leaders prepare for potential policy clashes.
"There is no place in the world that can compete against New York City and yet you have a socialist, communist, however you wanna label this, who wants to arrest Netanyahu, hates Jews, hates Indian people, wants to defund law enforcement. You know what that's gonna cost. It's so sad," Eri
US President Donald Trump mocked Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani's historic New York mayoral win, calling him a "communist" and criticizing Democrats for the result. Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, has also been critical of Trump, telling him in his victory speech, "Turn the volume u
US President Donald Trump claimed America "lost a little bit of its sovereignty" after Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat socialist, won the New York City mayoral election. He warned that under Mamdani, whom he calls a "communist," New York could become like Cuba or Venezuela, forcing residents to f
US President Donald Trump offered cautious cooperation to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, saying he wanted New York to "be successful" but also criticized the victory as a sign of Democratic and socialist influence, calling it "a battle between communism and common sense" and contrasting it
US President Donald Trump reacted to NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory, calling his speech "angry" and labeling him a "communist." While saying he wanted Mamdani "to do well," Trump warned of setbacks if ties with Washington soured and claimed New York was "heading toward communism."
Speaking at an economic conference in Miami on Wednesday, Trump, who had earlier called Mamdani a "communist", suggested he was open to offering limited federal support to New York, despite his sharp criticism of the incoming mayor.
Businessman Robert Vadra accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of showing "disrespect and negativity" toward Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, even as India's first Prime Minister continues to receive global recognition for his legacy.
Despite the looming "intimidation" from US President Donald Trump, the Assemblyman from Queens on Tuesday (local time) took the helm of the city, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo's independent bid and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a race that galvanised young voters and progressives.