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He spoke about the upcoming White House visit to reporters on Thursday.
Mamdani's meeting with Trump comes just over a month before he takes office on January 1st.
From gubernatorial matchups in New Jersey and Virginia to the mayoral race in New York City, youth turnout appears to have significantly increased, according to an early analysis from the research organization Circle.
Exit polls also show young people overwhelmingly backed Democrats.
Mikey Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spamburger in Virginia each received roughly 70 percent of the under-30 vote in their gubernatorial races.
And in New York City, nearly 80 percent of young voters cast a ballot for Zoran Mamdani for mayor.
Concern about the rising cost of living was a key theme in each race and remains a major issue for young voters across the country.
Mamdani has centered his campaign for mayor around affordability issues, pledging to freeze rents in rent-stabilized apartments, create city-run grocery stores, and make buses free.
It's a platform that addresses some of the most pressing concerns for many young people around the country, like 26-year-old Daisy Lupa of Michigan.
A lot of stuff that he is trying to push forward in New York are things that we need even more to
in rural areas, and even more in the Midwest.
Mamdani's candidacy comes as many young people like Lupa have grown frustrated with the Democratic Party and see Mamdani as a new voice challenging the status quo.
NPR's Elena Moore reports Trump has not explicitly confirmed the complaints.
NPR has not independently confirmed the report, but when asked about it by reporters, Trump stopped short of affirming it.
Disappointing earnings reports are weighing on the stock market today.
NPR has not independently confirmed the report, but when asked about it by reporters, Trump stopped short of affirming it.