Throughout the mayoral race, President Donald Trump frequently voiced his strong opposition to Zohran Mamdani ’s candidacy, threatening to withhold federal funding from the city if he won and going as far as to endorse the Democratic nominee’s main opponent, former governor Andrew Cuomo . But on Sunday, Trump appeared to express at least some openness toward the mayor-elect, suggesting the two men could meet at some point in the near future while the White House press secretary clarified that no date had been set, per the Associated Press .

“The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us and we’ll work something out. He would like to come to Washington and meet,” Trump said . “We want to see everything work out well for New York.”

Trump’s comment also comes amid

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