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United States President Donald Trump said he had a ‘very productive meeting’ with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and expressed confidence ‘he can do a very good job’, as the two adopted a mutually warm tone after months of engaging in bitter rhetoric against each other.
Mamdani flew to Washington, DC for his first meeting with Trump in the White House Friday.
Trump said he ‘enjoyed’ the meeting, which he described as ‘great’.
.@POTUS meets with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office: “We’ve just had a great meeting—a really good, very productive meeting. We have one thing in common: we want this city of ours that we love to do very well.” pic.twitter.com/nMVOcYU1RS
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 21, 2025
‘We’ve just had a great meeting, a really good, very productive meeting. We have one thing in common, we want this city of ours that we love to do very well. I wanted to congratulate the Mayor. He really ran an incredible race against a lot of smart people, starting with the early primaries, and he beat them easily,’ Trump said in the Oval Office, as Mamdani stood next to him.
When asked if he would feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mamdani administration, Trump responded emphatically, ‘Yeah, I would, especially after the meeting. Absolutely.’
Trump added that they agreed on ‘a lot more than I would have thought. I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job. He may have different views… I would feel very, very comfortable being in New York, and I think much more so after the meeting.’
