Mamdani says he and Trump "are in touch," have "one place of agreement"
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he and President Trump are "honest, direct about the fact that we have many disagreements," but they agree on their love for New York City.
April 16, 2026 / 10:58 AM EDT / CBS News
"There is one place of agreement that we have, which is that we both love New York City," Mamdani said in an interview on "CBS Mornings."
Mr. Trump, a native New Yorker, has been friendly toward Mamdani despite their political differences, with the president praising him at a remarkable White House meeting in November where they pledged to work together to make the city better. They met again in February to talk about housing development.
"In many ways, it's a New York story of people who have vehemently differing views, and have said many things about each other, and can also still work together on the points of agreement," Mamdani said.
At the "heart of every conversation," he said, is the question of "how can we make the city better?" He added that both men have said publicly that "the better the city does, the better we feel."