Despite the bad blood, Trump said he will meet on Friday with New York's mayor-elect after Mamdani requested the meeting.
Two days earlier, Mamdani confirmed that his team had indeed reached out to the White House "to fulfill the commitment I made to New Yorkers during the campaign, a commitment that I am willing to meet with anyone and everyone, as long as doing so benefits the eight and a half million people who call this city home and helps address the affordability crisis that is pushing so many of them out."
Throughout Mamdani's campaign, animosity flared between them. Trump called him a "100% communist lunatic" and even threatened to cut off federal funding to the city if Mamdani won.
In his fiery victory speech, Mamdani addressed Trump directly after being targeted by him throughout the campaign. "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up," Mamdani said. He added that New York "will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants and powered by immigrants, and as of tonight it will be led by an immigrant," concluding with a warning: "To get to one of us, you will have to go through all of us."
In response, Trump warned Mamdani against taking a confrontational approach toward his administration. "He has to be a little more respectful toward Washington, because if not, he has no chance to succeed. I want the city to succeed, not for him to succeed," Trump said.
Meanwhile, Israel Hayom will launch the Israel Hayom Summit on December 2 at the Hilton Midtown in New York. The event will be hosted by journalist Yoav Limor along with Israel Hayom reporters and commentators, and will feature Dr. Miriam Adelson and tech entrepreneur Yasmin Lukatz.
The conference aims to serve as a bridge of connection and trust between Israel and the Jewish diaspora, between business leaders and the US government, and between classic Zionism and the world of technology, economics and communications.
