New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he will travel to Washington on Nov. 21 to meet President Donald Trump at the White House, noting that he will work with “anyone” if it helps ease the city’s affordability crisis.
“I will be heading to Washington … tomorrow to meet with President Trump in the White House,” Mamdani, a democratic socialist, told reporters at a news conference on Nov. 20.
He called the meeting “customary” for an incoming mayor of the United States’ largest city.
“[It is] more critical than ever given the national crisis of affordability, one that New Yorkers know very well across these five boroughs, and the specific challenge many cities are facing with balancing public safety against steps taken by [the Trump] administration,” he said…., 2025-11-20 22:06:00, , US Politics, %%, https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-politics/feed?, Chase Smith