skip to contentAdvertisementWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified on the matter and said that Trump was referring to Mamdani and there has been no date fixed as yet for a meeting between the two leaders.By: Express Web Desk November 17, 2025 08:40 AM IST First published on: Nov 17, 2025 at 08:40 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookFor several months, Trump criticised Mamdani and labelled him as “Communist” and said that New York would be ruined if the democratic socialist leader is elected. (Photo: AP)US President Donald Trump on Sunday signalled that he may hold talks with New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said that they’ll “work something out,” in what could be the first sign of a truce between the the Republican president and Democratic leader who have cast each other as political foes, AP reported.For several months, Trump criticised Mamdani and labelled him as “Communist” and said that New York would be ruined if the democratic socialist leader is elected. Trump had also threatened to deport Uganda born Mamdani, who became an American citizen through naturalisation and to cut federal funding of the city if Mamdani becomes the mayor.Mamdani, who won the New York City mayoral polls on November 4, based his campaign on a bouquet of progressive policies, targeting the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda..@POTUS: "The mayor of New York would like to meet with us, and we'll work something out… We want to see everything work out well for New York." pic.twitter.com/cG2Dt9eRpQ— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 17, 2025As Trump prepared to flyback to Washington after spending the weekend in Florida, he told reporters on Sunday, “The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us. We’ll work something out. We want to see everything work out well for New York.”White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified on the matter and said that Trump was referring to Mamdani and there has been no date fixed as yet for a meeting between the two leaders.Though Mamdani is yet to react to the president’s comments, one of his spokespersons highlighted the mayor-elect’s remarks last week when he said he planned to reach out to the White House “because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city.”In his election night victory speech, Mamdani targeted the Trump administration and said that New York has shown the country how to defeat the president. Though the next day, Mamdani said that he was willing to work with anyone, including the president, if it can help New Yorkers as he takes oath in January.(with inputs from AP)AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...