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While they both acknowledged deep policy differences, they both stressed that they had found common areas of agreement in areas like public safety and affordability, including goals of building more housing in New York City and addressing crime better. canonical: https://time.com/video/adkII0Z8/ og:title: Zohran Mamdani Says Meeting with Trump Focused on Shared Purpose in Serving New Yorkers og:description: After months of public sparring, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani met face-to-face for the first time on Friday, and it appeared to go far more cordially than supporters of both men likely expected. After a brief meeting Friday afternoon, reporters were brought into the Oval Office to find Trump seated at his desk and Mamdani standing at his side, the two smiling warmly as they talked about a productive meeting. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Zohran Mamdani Says Meeting with Trump Focused on Shared Purpose in Serving New Yorkers [Watch (HLS stream): Zohran Mamdani Says Meeting with Trump Focused on Shared Purpose in Serving New Yorkers](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/adkII0Z8.m3u8) (1:39)  _Published 2025-11-21. After months of public sparring, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani met face-to-face for the first time on Friday, and it appeared to go far more cordially than supporters of both men likely expected. After a brief meeting Friday afternoon, reporters were brought into the Oval Office to find Trump seated at his desk and Mamdani standing at his side, the two smiling warmly as they talked about a productive meeting. While they both acknowledged deep policy differences, they both stressed that they had found common areas of agreement in areas like public safety and affordability, including goals of building more housing in New York City and addressing crime better._ --- Nov 21, 2025 10:42 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [How Spencer Pratt became an unlikely contender for L.A. mayor](/video/GYipqgim/) ### How Spencer Pratt became an unlikely contender for L.A. mayor [Zohran Mamdani Says New Budget Has Eliminated New York City’s Deficit](/video/lzfbU5UT/) ### Zohran Mamdani Says New Budget Has Eliminated New York City’s Deficit [The TIME 100: Who's Most Influential?](/video/U0pu3XKb/) ### The TIME 100: Who's Most Influential? --- ## Transcript I think both President Trump and I, we are very clear about our positions and our views. And what I really appreciate about the president is that the meeting that we had focused not on places of disagreement, which there are many, and also focused on the shared purpose that we have in serving New Yorkers. And frankly, that is something that could transform the lives of the 8.5 million people who are currently struggling under a cost of living crisis, with 1 in 4 living in poverty. And the meeting came back again and again to what it could look like to lift those New Yorkers out of struggle and start to deliver them a city that they could do more than just struggle to afford it, but actually start to live in it. And I've been called much worse than a despot. So it's not it's not that insulting, but maybe I think he'll change his mind after we get to working together. Yes, please. I met with a man who's a very rational person. I met with a man who wants to see, really wants to see New York be great again. And I can say again, because New York was great. You know, when I came down to Washington initially, uh, the city was so hot. It was doing great. Uh, we were having some telltale signs of problems. We had a mayor that was not doing a great job, but still it was moving along, and, uh, it went bad. It really went, you know, pretty bad. And he can I think it's been at lower points, but it went pretty bad. I think he can bring it back. Now the question is, will he bring it back all the way? Will he bring it back greater than ever before, which is I guarantee that's his wish. I think he wants to make it greater than ever before. And if he can, we'll be out there Cheering I'll be cheering for him. Okay. Thank you very much everybody. 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