‘You’re a going to be a great one’: Trump tells Mamdani he has ‘potential’ to be a great mayor and floats federal funds to his native Queens
As the first sitting president visit to Gracie Mansion in decades, Trump backsed mayor's Sunnyside Yards push.
President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for a joint press conference at Gracie Mansion, the first time a sitting president has visited the mayor's residence in many years. The two discussed Sunnyside Yards, which aims to build 12,000 homes and 30,000 jobs, and the potential need for federal grants. Trump expressed his belief in Mamdani's potential to become a great mayor, stating he hopes he will be a great mayor.
He also recalled encouraging Mamdani to move into Gracie Mansion, despite initial doubts about its size.
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