The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump will come after the two men have fiercely attacked one another.

President Trump said he would meet with Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday at the New York mayor-elect’s request.

President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet at the White House on Friday, both sides said Why it matters: Trump has for months criticized Mamdani and again referred to the democratic socialist as a "Communist" in his Truth Social announcement Wednesday night.

Zohran Mamdani, who ran for mayor of New York City in part on a promise to stand up to Donald Trump, will meet the US president at the White House on Friday, weeks before taking office.

Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec said the duo would discuss public safety, economic security and “the affordability agenda that over one million New Yorkers voted for just two weeks ago.”

A packed White House dining room turned into a political war room on Wednesday night as some of the richest and most powerful figures in American finance met with President Donald Trump to talk about one target,