Mamdani and Trump to Meet Again

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are scheduled to meet in Washington on Thursday, a spokesperson for the mayor confirmed to NOTUS.

The meeting between the two was not publicized on the president’s or the mayor’s schedule in advance. The New York Post first reported Mamdani’s trip to Washington. The two will spend part of the meeting discussing the need for building more housing, the New York Times reported.

How the meeting came about or the topics that the two planned to discuss were not shared, and the White House did not immediately return NOTUS’ request for comment.

Trump first met with Mamdani at the White House in November, a surprisingly friendly meeting despite how different their politics are. Trump described Mamdani as a “nice guy” and said he was “speaking to him a lot” despite his “bad policy” during his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

“Even the communist mayor of New York City — I think he’s a nice guy, actually, speaking to him a lot. Bad policy, but nice guy, just said they want people to shovel snow, but if you apply for that job you need to show two original forms of ID and a Social Security card,” Trump said, referring to the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require more documentation for voters to cast ballots. Democrats have said the legislation would disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters.

Mamdani has said the two men keep an open line of communication over text and called the president following the U.S. military raid on Venezuela.

“I called the president and spoke with him directly to register my opposition to this act,” Mamdani said in a press conference on Jan. 3.

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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.

This story was produced as part of a partnership between NOTUS and The City.