Leila Fadel

You called him a fascist.

Now that you've met with him, that you've spoken with him multiple times, do you still think he's a fascist?

And do you tell him that?

Yes.

And how does he react?

What about your impressions?

I mean, given the questions that have been raised, including on the right, about his mental acuity in this moment, you know, posting online that he would end a civilization, recently posting an image AI generated of himself that seemed to depict him as Jesus and then deleting it.

How do you assess that as somebody who has met with him, spoken with him?

He seems to like you.

Are you and the president friends?

But other Democratic mayors have asked for people to be released from detention.

They have seen ICE presences in their cities that we haven't seen here in New York City.

Why hasn't he had the same approach to New York City that we've seen in Chicago, in Minneapolis, and other Democratic-led cities?

You've inherited a $12 billion shortfall.

There have been job losses in the private sector that we haven't seen in other parts of New York.

And one of the things we talked about the last time we spoke was the concern among businessmen that your socialist policies wouldn't be friendly to businesses.

Has that shifted?

I mean, people like Bill Ackman, Trump supporter, billionaire, who really bet against you, literally, with his money.

Has that relationship changed?

Do you talk to him now and get advice on how to deal with these businesses and attract them here?