Trump, Mamdani set to meet again on mayors home turf after months of political whiplash

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will sit down Monday at Gracie Mansion, testing a budding working relationship even as the two remain deeply divided over immigration and other major policy fights.Trump and Mamdani have continued to trade criticism while also finding areas where they can work together, most notably during a cordial February Oval Office meeting focused on New York housing.But their policy fights have continued, with Mamdani challenging Trump’s immigration policies and Trump repeatedly criticizing the mayor’s agenda."Sadly, Mayor Mamdani is DESTROYING New York! It has no chance!" the president wrote in April, a day after Gov.

Kathy Hochul unveiled a proposal backed by Mamdani to impose a new tax on New York City second homes valued at more than $5 million.MAMDANI SAYS EVEN IF HE CAN GET ALONG WITH TRUMP, HE STILL DEMANDS THAT 'ICE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED'Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York, left, and President Donald Trump are seen during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov.21, 2025.

(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Trump first met with the socialist mayor-elect last November and said Mamdani could "surprise some conservative people" and declared, "The better he does, the happier I am."Their last meeting, on Feb.26 at the Oval Office, was notably cordial, with Mamdani seeking Trump’s support for an ambitious New York housing proposal despite their political differences."The new communist mayor of New York City, I think he’s a nice guy, actually," Trump said in his State of Union address in February.

"I speak to him a lot.Bad policy, but nice guy."Mamdani sought Trump’s support in February for a massive housing project, calling their meeting "productive" as he pitched more than $21 billion in federal grants to build 12,000 affordable homes, along with parks, schools, health clinics and union jobs.Trump is traveling to New York City this week for the ...