"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran 'Kwame' Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st," Trump announced on Truth Social.

Mamdani, the self-described democratic socialist whose campaign to run America's most populous city drew national attention, is set to take office on Jan. 1, 2026. The mayor-elect has already sparred publicly with Trump, who has threatened to reduce federal funding to the city.

Mamdani commented on the planned meeting during a Nov. 20 press conference, describing it as "customary."

"I will be heading to Washington, D.C., tomorrow to meet with President Trump in the White House," Mamdani told reporters.

Mamdani said the meeting is "more critical than ever given the national crisis of affordability, one that New Yorkers know very well across these five boroughs, and the specific challenge many cities are facing with balancing public safety against steps taken by [the Trump] administration."

Mamdani said his team arranged the meeting.

"The mayor-elect will be coming to the Oval Office, so our teams are arranging those details," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Nov. 20 when asked about the upcoming meeting.

Mamdani and Trump, who are both from Queens, have spent months publicly criticizing each other, ever since Mamdani defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

Trump has repeatedly called Mamdani a "communist" due to his professed affinity for democratic socialism, and threatened to withhold federal funds from the city's government if Mamdani seeks to implement some of his campaign promises.

Mamdani, by contrast, has attacked Trump's nationalist, populist, and conservative initiatives during his second term, such as his effort to remove illegal immigrants from the United States.

During his campaign, Mamdani vowed to use city resources to provide legal counsel to foreign nationals facing deportation.