Trump meets Zohran Mamdani, calls interaction `great and productive`

Updated On: 24 November, 2025 09:08 PM IST | Tarun Verma

President Donald Trump on Friday described his meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office as "great" and "very productive". The US President, who is a New York native, congratulated Mamdani on his election victory and said the two leaders found common ground on several key issues, including housing development and rising food prices. (Pics/AFP, TEXT: ANI)

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<p>New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said that they discussed issues driving residents out of the city, including rising rent, groceries and utilities</p>

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New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said that they discussed issues driving residents out of the city, including rising rent, groceries and utilities

<p>"We spoke about rent, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities. We spoke about the different ways in which people are being pushed out. I appreciated the time with the president, I appreciated the conversation, and I look forward to working together to deliver that affordability for New Yorkers," Mamdani said  </p>

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"We spoke about rent, we spoke about groceries, we spoke about utilities. We spoke about the different ways in which people are being pushed out. I appreciated the time with the president, I appreciated the conversation, and I look forward to working together to deliver that affordability for New Yorkers," Mamdani said

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Trump also extended a gesture of goodwill toward Mamdani, suggesting he may even defy expectations across the political spectrum

<p>"I think you`re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor. The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there`s no difference in party. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually, and some very liberal people," President Trump said </p>

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"I think you`re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor. The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there`s no difference in party. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually, and some very liberal people," President Trump said

<p>Standing beside the president, Mamdani echoed Trump`s assessment, describing the discussion as highly productive and focused on urgent cost-of-living challenges facing New Yorkers</p>

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Standing beside the president, Mamdani echoed Trump`s assessment, describing the discussion as highly productive and focused on urgent cost-of-living challenges facing New Yorkers

<p>"I appreciated the meeting with the president, as he said, it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, New York City," Mamdani said</p>

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"I appreciated the meeting with the president, as he said, it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, New York City," Mamdani said

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