Overview
- President Trump and mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a brief joint appearance after an Oval Office meeting both called very productive.
- Their discussion focused on affordability pressures in New York, with emphasis on housing, food prices and broader federal-city coordination on security.
- Trump publicly pledged to help Mamdani succeed and played down earlier talk of cutting federal support to the city.
- Both acknowledged talks about federal immigration enforcement in the city, as Mamdani said he would prioritize safety without direct cooperation with immigration agents.
- Mamdani, 34, is set to take office on Jan. 1 as New York’s first Muslim mayor after winning 50.6% of the vote over Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.