See photos of NYC's Mayor-elect Mamdani and President Trump in DC
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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President Donald Trump had nothing but good things to say about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani following a White House meeting on Friday, Nov. 21.
The meeting between the two leaders came weeks after Mamdani, 34, won the general election on Nov. 4 to become NYC's first Muslim and South Asian mayor after months of campaign-season insults and warnings.
“I think you’re going to have, hopefully, a great mayor,” said Trump, who occasionally patted the mayor-elect on the arm. The president's kind words toward Mamdani were reciprocated when the democratic socialist star remarked that their meeting was positive.
“It was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City and the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers," Mamdani said.
See the meeting between Mamdani and Trump.
1 / 7NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani meets with President Trump for first timePresident Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.See the photos here
U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speak to members of the media as they meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
USA TODAY’s Joey Garrison contributed to this report.
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