New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images and AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Trump has repeatedly called out Mamdani for his political views, including labeling him a "Communist Lunatic" after his victory on Election Day.
In the weeks leading up to the mayoral election, the president threatened to pull federal funding to New York City if Mamdani won. Afterward, Trump said of the city that he would "help them a little bit."
President Donald Trump was highly critical of Zohran Mamdani ahead of New York City's mayoral election, but has since said he would help his hometown. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, said at Thursday's press conference at City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan that a key part of the meeting was to talk about the issue of affordability.
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"When we speak about an affordability crisis, we're speaking about 1 in 4 New Yorkers living in poverty, 1 in 5 struggling to afford $2.90 to ride the bus. New Yorkers, for whom the daily acts of life are becoming increasingly harder to afford," Mamdani told reporters.
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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