US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has agreed to meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump pointed out that the meeting had been requested by Mamdani, whom he called a “Communist”.
“Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran ‘Kwame’ Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st. Further details to follow!” wrote Trump.
Mamdani won the mayoral election earlier this month, defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Mamdani is notorious for his anti-Israel actions, including his criticism of Israel on October 8, 2023 - just one day after the Hamas massacre in southern Israel, as well as his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada”.
He has repeatedly accused Israel of war crimes in its battle against Hamas in Gaza, and has vowed to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
One day before the election, Trump endorsed Cuomo in the race, warning that New York City would face severe federal funding cuts if Mamdani were to win the election.
In July, Trump vowed that he would not let "communist lunatic" Mamdani "destroy New York".
After Mamdani’s victory, Trump suggested in an interview with Fox News that the Mayor-elect “should be very nice to me”.
Asked whether he saw Mamdani’s victory speech, Trump replied, “Yeah, I thought it was a very angry speech, certainly angry toward me. And I think he should be very nice to me. You know, I'm the one that sort of has to approve a lot of things coming to him. So he's off to a bad start.”