New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is meeting with President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, a conversation that could touch on several contentious issues.
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The liberal mayor, who backed Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s presidential bid and ran her 2000 Senate campaign, arrived at Trump Tower late Wednesday morning to huddle with the businessman-turned-politician, whom he criticized as unqualified to serve as president during the campaign.
Trump responded by labeling de Blasio the “worst mayor” in the country.
“We’re talking about what the people of New York City are feeling and what we need,” de Blasio told reporters assembled inside Trump’s midtown Manhattan high-rise.
The New York City mayor and president-elect spoke by phone Monday, a conversation de Blasio described as “respectful.”
But Trump’s hometown has been on edge since he won the presidential election last Tuesday, with multiple anti-Trump protest marches.
“We have to recognize that all over this country, the more disruption that’s caused peacefully … the more it will change the trajectory of things,” de Blasio said this week in a radio interview. “We need to hold Trump accountable for anything he does that encourages hate and division.”
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Trump has questioned the sincerity of the protesters, accusing them of being paid and blaming the media for fueling the demonstrations.
The mayor is also facing practical challenges governing the city that Trump calls home.
The Secret Service and New York City Police Department are reportedly negotiating security measures to protect Trump Tower, where the president-elect lives and works.
One contentious proposal is whether to shut down a portion of Fifth Avenue — a busy thoroughfare where the building is located — while Trump is in town.