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Both President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani confirmed Wednesday that they planned to meet in Washington. The meeting comes after Mr. Mamdani won the mayoral contest earlier this month, besting independent candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as well as Republican candidate Curtis Silwa. Mr. Trump criticized Mr. Mamdani throughout his campaign, calling the self-proclaimed democratic socialist a communist and threatening to withhold federal funds from the city if Mr. Mamdani was elected. In a statement, Mr. Mamdani’s spokesperson said the two planned to discuss “public safety, economic security and the affordability agenda.”

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