President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated he plans to host New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a gathering within the Oval Workplace this week.
In a Reality Social put up, Trump wrote that Mamdani had requested the sitdown.
“We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st,” Trump wrote. “Further details to follow!”
The much-anticipated faceoff comes on the heels of Mamdani’s victory within the metropolis’s mayoral race earlier this month, the place he defeated Trump-endorsed Andrew Cuomo, the previous governor of New York, who ran as an unbiased after shedding the Democratic major to the 34-year-old democratic socialist.
In an interview with MS NOW’s Chris Hayes forward of Trump’s announcement, Mamdani confirmed he had reached out to the White Home to schedule a gathering with Trump.
“I want to just speak plainly to the president about what it means to actually stand up for New Yorkers, and the way in which New Yorkers are struggling to afford this city,” Mamdani stated when requested about his aim for the go to.
Mamdani had beforehand stated he deliberate to name Trump earlier than he takes workplace on Jan. 1, 2026, telling NBC New York final week that their relationship “will be critical to the success of the city.”
The incoming mayor, although, has made no secret of his intent to battle Trump if his insurance policies jeopardize the pursuits of New Yorkers.
“If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” Mamdani stated in his victory speech. “And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This is not only how we stop Trump, it is how we stop the next one.”
He added, “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching. I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.”
