Video: New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

On Friday, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. While President Trump has been critical of Mamdani in the past, he stated during the meeting, "I feel very confident that he can do a very good job." Mamdani, who ran on policies including rent freezes and city-run grocery stores to cut food prices, has vowed to use his face-to-face meeting with Trump to make a "case for New Yorkers" who are struggling to pay $2.90 in bus fees.

Mamdani said that he had initiated the meeting with Trump "because I will work with anyone to make life more affordable for the more than 8.5 million people who call the city home."