NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- President Donald Trump has called Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian” and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.” On Friday, the two will meet for the first time at the White House to discuss New York City's future.
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11 AM -- Trump says the meeting with Mamdani will be ‘civil’
The president said in an interview Friday on Fox News Radio that New York City’s mayor-elect has “a different philosophy” but said he gives him “a lot of credit” for his campaign and said, “He ran a good race.”
“I think we’ll get along fine. Look, we’re looking for the same thing. We want to make New York strong.”
Trump was asked about some of Mamdani’s comments challenging him directly and said, “I’m a little hard too, in all fairness.”
He said he expects they’ll be talking about the New York Police Department and Trump’s immigration crackdown in their meeting.
9:30 AM -- Zohran Mamdani en route to Washington
The mayor-elect of New York appears to be on his way to Washington meet with President Trump.
He posted a selfie on X, the social media site, sitting in a plane shortly after 8:30 a.m. He added an airplane emoji.
The White House meeting between the two men is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.