President Donald Trump on Friday met the man who had proudly proclaimed himself “Donald Trump's worst nightmare,” but he seemed to find the opposite. (Video courtesy of US Network Pool via AP)
00:00Mr. President, do you view the mayor-elect as the true leader of the Democrat Party?
00:06And do you think Leader Schumer's and Leader Jeffries, you know, have to follow his lead?
00:10Well, look, I hope they have great leaders.
00:13This is a man that right now I think is focused on New York City.
00:17I really think he has a chance to do a great job.
00:19We're going to help him, but I really think he has a chance to do a great job.
00:23But I'll let you answer that.
00:24You consider yourself the leader of the Democrats.
00:26I think it's more appropriate for him.
00:28I consider myself the next mayor of New York City, and I keep my horizons firmly on New York City.
00:33And I appreciate the meeting with the president, which focused again on the five boroughs and whether New Yorkers could afford to live there.
00:39By the way, being the mayor of New York City is a big deal.
00:43I always said, you know, one of the things I would love to be someday is the mayor of New York City.
00:48Being the mayor of New York, and especially now, because I think you're at really a turning point one way or the other.
00:55It could go great, or it can go in a different direction.
00:59And I think you really have a chance to make it great.
01:02I appreciate what you're doing.
01:03Mr. President, you say you love New York City.
01:05Mr. Mark Dowdy, does New York City love President Trump?
01:08New York City loves a future that is affordable.
01:10And I can tell you that there were more New Yorkers who voted for President Trump in the most recent presidential election because of that focus on cost of living.
01:17And I'm looking forward to working together to deliver on that affordability agenda.
01:21Mr. President, are there still topics that you see that's who you disagreeing on in the future?
01:25And do you think you'll have more meetings like this?
01:27There will be topics that we disagree on.
01:29I think we'll probably come to a conclusion.
01:31And ultimately, he'll convince me or I'll convince him, you know, it's for the good of New York.
01:37Ultimately, it's for the good of New York.
01:39I don't care about affiliations or parties or anything else.
01:43I want to see if this city could be unbelievable, if he could be a spectacular success, I'd be very happy.
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