WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump gave a warm greeting to incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, praising his electoral victory in the first in-person meeting for the political opposites, who have clashed over everything from immigration to economic policy. A democratic socialist and little-known state lawmaker who won New York’s mayoral race earlier this month, Mamdani requested the sit-down with Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

Zohran Mamdani said he plans to talk to President Donald Trump about the problem many New York City residents have with affording to live in the Big Apple.

The mayor-elect said he hopes to ‘speak plainly’ with the president about the ‘stakes’ for New Yorkers