Fox Business host warns Zohran Mamdani to “tread very lightly” with Trump or “get his federal funding pulled” from New York City
Jackie DeAngelis: “So, that is going to be the tone of this meeting. To me, he's going in there with his tail between his legs.”
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From the November 20, 2025, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): Now, [New York City Mayor-elect Zohran] Mamdani asked President Trump if he could go down to Washington and meet with him. President Trump responded and said yes, we will have a meeting tomorrow, Friday, in the Oval Office to talk about affordability and to talk about crime, which is something all Americans are concerned about. What do you expect from this meeting?
JACKIE DEANGELIS (FOX BUSINESS HOST): President Trump will talk to anybody, and that's one of the things that I love about him, even people who have completely opposing views. I think that he thinks when you talk, you can talk some sense into people. Remember that to complete his agenda, Mamdani is gonna need money. He's going to face some trouble in Albany, Kathy Hochul isn't going to greenlight everything he wants to do. He's got to tread very lightly with this president to make sure that he doesn't get his federal funding pulled. So, that is going to be the tone of this meeting. To me, he's going in there with his tail between his legs.
EARHARDT: Yeah, he needs President Trump.