President Donald Trump has reportedly rescinded his plans to deploy National Guard troops to New York City.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday, Trump was asked if he was still looking to deploy the National Guard to his home state.

Trump has faced scrutiny for sending troops in recent months to Democrat-led citiesincluding chicago and Los Angeles, where they have provoked violent raids and brutal arrests.

“If you need it, [I will send troops]. Right now, other places need it more, but they do,” Trump responded. “We had a very good meeting yesterday.”

The right-wing leader added: “We talked about it, but if they needed it, I would do it.”

Trump’s comments followed his Friday meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House. The political couple had threw insults each other from a distance in interviews and on social media before meeting in person.

Before the meeting was arranged, the contentious relationship between Trump and Mamdani heated up further after the president threatened to defund New York City in case Mamdani wins the mayoral race.

After months of heated rhetoric on both sides, President Donald Trump met with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
After months of heated rhetoric on both sides, President Donald Trump met with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, defeated Trump’s former foe, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), whom Trump endorsed, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election earlier this month.

Although Trump and Mamdani had a surprisingly cordial meeting, Mamdani did not change course by referring to Trump as a fascist, as he also did during his mayoral campaign.

When asked by a reporter during Friday’s meeting if he still sees Trump as a fascist, the president intervened before Mamdani could respond and blurted out: “Okay, you can say yes. It’s easier than explaining it, I don’t care.”

“Okay, yeah,” the mayor-elect responded with a smile as Trump gave him a seemingly friendly pat on the arm.

Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Mamdani was asked again if he still stands by his previous comments about Trump.

“That’s something I’ve said in the past. I’m saying it today,” he responded. “And I think what I appreciated about the conversation I had with the president was that we were not ashamed of the places of disagreement, of the politics that have brought us to this moment.”

Mamdani added: “And we also wanted to focus on what it would be like to offer a shared analysis of an affordability crisis for New Yorkers.”