Despite lobbing fiery public remarks toward one another throughout the year, Trump and the incoming N.Y.C. mayor seemed to work through some of their differences in the Oval Office on Friday

Mamdani, who takes office in January, said he sought the meeting with Trump to talk about ways to make New York City more affordable. Trump has said he may want to help him out — although he has also falsely labeled Mamdani as a “communist” and threatened to yank federal funds from his hometown.