New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani revealed Tuesday that he plans to call President Donald Trump, one of his fiercest critics, before he is sworn into office.

“I will be reaching out to the White House as we prepare to actually take office because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city,” Mamdani said in an interview with NBC New York ahead of assuming the mayorship on Jan. 1, 2026.