New York mayor-elect says he ‘will meet with anyone’ to push forward his affordability agenda for the largest US city.New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he is “not concerned” about a potential clash with United States President Donald Trump when the two officials meet at the White House on Friday.Mamdani — who is set to take office on the first day of 2026 — stressed on Thursday that he will negotiate with the presidency to push forward his affordability agenda for the largest US city.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe democratic socialist underscored that both he and Trump ran campaigns focused on the cost-of-living crisis.“That’s why everything comes back to making the case for an affordability agenda,” Mamdani told reporters.“I will meet with anyone. I will speak to everyone so long as it could stand to benefit an economic agenda for New Yorkers. And that’s where I will always make the case.”Trump, a Republican, has been a vocal critic of Mamdani, often falsely calling him a “communist”. The White House has gone as far as suggesting that it would consider stripping the mayor-elect of his US citizenship.The president also threatened to withhold funds to New York and deploy federal forces to the city if Mamdani is elected.Many of Trump’s allies have echoed his criticisms and used Islamophobic language against the Muslim mayor-elect.Representative Elise Stefanik, for instance, called Mamdani a “jihadist”, and Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist with close ties to the White House, falsely claimed that …
