{
  "id": 9025941,
  "title": "Donald Trump meets Zohran Mamdani ‘at home’ in New York before UNGA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/donald-trump-meets-zohran-mamdani-at-home-in-new-york-before-unga",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/21/donald-trump-meets-zohran-mamdani-in-new-york-before-unga/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a rare visit to Gracie Mansion, the New York mayor's official residence, US President Donald Trump met with Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor. The encounter, held on the Upper East Side, aimed to strengthen talks on a proposed new housing initiative. President Trump, currently in New York for the UN General Assembly, arrived by motorcade to conduct private discussions with Mamdani.\n\nThroughout his political career, Trump has interacted with politicians from diverse backgrounds, describing his discussions with Mamdani as cordial. Housing emerged as a primary topic, with both leaders discussing plans to develop Sunnyside Yard in Queens and establish communication between housing and operations officials at City Hall and the White House. Mamdani highlighted potential for 12,000 homes, 30,000 jobs, and a new neighborhood, stating it could be the city's largest housing development since the early 1970s.\n\nTrump warmly welcomed Mamdani, describing the visit as \"a little bit of old home week for me\" and praising Gracie Mansion as \"a very, very representative place of New York.\" Despite past criticisms of each other's policies, the two men met cordially at the White House following Mamdani's election and again privately in February. Trump also defended his administration's decision to restrict certain news organizations from the White House, stating they had an obligation to be fair. CNN, MSNBC, and Politico subsequently filed a lawsuit challenging these restrictions.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump paid a rare visit on Monday to Gracie Mansion, the New York mayor's official residence, where he and Zohran Mamdani agreed to increase talks on a plan for new homes in the city. Mr Trump, in New York for the annual UN General Assembly , arrived by motorcade at the Upper East Side mansion for private talks with Mr Mamdani, marking another cordial encounter between two…",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump says Mamdani has ‘great potential’ after Gracie Mansion visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-mamdani-has-great-potential-after-gracie-mansion-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-21T22:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Trump, to Mamdani: “I hope he’s going to be a great mayor of New York. He has the potential to be”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-a-mamdani-espero-que-sea-un-gran-alcalde-de-nueva-york-tiene",
        "published": "2026-09-21T22:04:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump praises leftist Mamdani after meeting in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-praises-leftist-mamdani-after-meeting-in-new-york-9034928",
        "published": "2026-09-21T22:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump praises leftist Mamdani after meeting in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-praises-leftist-mamdani-after-meeting-in-new-york",
        "published": "2026-09-21T22:45:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mexico News Daily",
        "title": "Brugada, Mamdani swap notes on housing, care systems at U20 mayors summit in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/brugada-mamdani-swap-notes-on-housing-care-systems-at-u20-mayors",
        "published": "2026-09-21T23:35:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}