The IRL relationship that took the political world by surprise is still going strong.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump stay in regular contact by text and phone, a relationship that has persisted since their Oval Office meeting, Mamdani said.
“I will continue to make the case for New York City, and I think that’s been at the heart of every conversation that I’ve had with the president whether it’s in the Oval Office or through the handful of texts and calls that we’ve exchanged. It’s always about making the case for this city,” Mamdani said Wednesday at an unrelated event in Queens.
The men, ideological opposites, have had an unexpectedly cordial relationship since meeting at the White House in November following Mamdani’s mayoral victory.
Since then, the two have exchanged messages and spoken by phone. Earlier this month, for example, Mamdani said he registered with Trump his opposition to the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
And on Tuesday, Mamdani said, he relayed to Trump his disagreement about threats to yank funding to sanctuary cities.
“I reached out to President Trump,” Mamdani said. “We haven’t yet connected.”
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.