Trump's week in review: China's Xi visits White House; UN General Assembly; Mamdani meeting

1. Trump meets with Mamdani at Gracie Mansion

Ahead of his speech at the United Nations Tuesday, Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, becoming the first sitting president in decades to visit the historic home of the city's mayor. After the meeting, Trump and Mamdani spoke with reporters, and Mamdani said the two discussed “the city we both are so fortunate to serve.”

“Each time the president and I speak, it is about the same topics: how to improve the lives of New Yorkers and how to use the power of government to take on the cost of living crisis, to grow our economy and to build a better, stronger New York,” he said. “Each day, millions of New Yorkers struggle to get by in a city where a decent life costs too much, where a future of possibility and prosperity feels forever just one paycheck out of reach, where dignity is not afforded to all but only afforded by some.”

Mamdani stressed his commitment to “work with anyone, no matter what party they belong to, no matter how much we may disagree on other topics, whoever has the power and the will to lift that weight off New Yorkers’ backs.” Trump said he has visited Gracie Mansion many times over the years to meet with mayors, including “some great ones and some not so great ones.”

“Hopefully, you’re going to be a great one,” Trump told Mamdani. “You’re off to a start.”

The two said they discussed a partnership between the city and the federal government to redevelop Sunnyside Yard, a section of Queens, with the goal of creating 12,000 homes and 30,000 jobs. Mamdani also told reporters he advocated for immigrants in New York City who have temporary protected status.

“I shared [...] my very strong opinions about how we can keep New Yorkers safe, how we can keep immigrant New Yorkers safe and how important immigrant New Yorkers, especially Haitian New Yorkers, are not only to the fabric of our city but also to our city’s economy, to so many of the industries that build our city,” he said. “I appreciate the conversation that we had.”