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Mamdani also described the meeting as positive, saying, “This was a productive meeting focused on New York City, a place of shared admiration and love, and the need to provide affordability to New Yorkers… we talked about rent, we talked about groceries, we talked about utilities.” Trump added that he thought Mamdani would surprise conservative people, saying: “I actually think he’ll surprise some conservative people.”
Costs and Living Issues in New York
Both men agreed that they disliked crime. Trump said: “If we know murderers and drug dealers, we want to take them out. . . . he wants a safe New York. If we have a safe New York, we’re going to have a great New York.” They also agreed that they dislike inflation.
Mamdani told Trump his campaign focus was the cost of living, saying: “I actually told the President that a lot of the focus of our campaign was on the cost of living crisis, and when we asked New Yorkers who voted for the president… we came back to the same issue: Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living,” as the Financial Times noted.
Con Edison Prices and New York Services
Their strongest point of agreement was anger at Con Edison’s high prices. Trump said: “And I think we should do some work, we talked about Con Edison, we should do some work to find out the prices.” [down]because you know our fuel prices have gone way down, but that hasn’t come up with Con Edison and we’ll have to talk to them.”
Mamdani agreed and replied: “Yes.” Trump echoed that view, saying: “If we’re sending them fuel at a much lower price than we were a year ago, which is true, we’re going to have to get Con Edison to start lowering fuel rates.” Again Mamdani agreed and said: “Absolutely.” Trump told reporters that he discussed lowering Con Edison rates during his call with Mamdani. “We’ve lowered gas prices a lot, but that hasn’t shown up at Con Edison, and we’re going to have to talk to them. We’ve got to get Con Edison to start lowering rates,” he said, according to Bloomberg’s report. Following Trump’s statements, Con Edison shares fell by 1.4%. High electricity bills were a major problem before Mamdani won the election. The affordability issue now poses a threat to the Republican majority in the House of Representatives in next year’s midterm elections. Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia recently won elections because voters care about affordability. Con Edison has proposed increasing electric bills by more than 11% starting in January. . The company also wants to raise natural gas tariffs by more than 10%, as noted in the Bloomberg report. These increases have been criticized by New York City residents and officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul.
FAQ
Q1. Why did Trump and Mamdani talk about Con Edison?
They mentioned Con Edison because they both said utility rates were too high and they wanted the company to lower its rates.
Q2. Why are New Yorkers upset about their electricity bills?
New Yorkers are upset that Con Edison plans to raise electricity and gas prices even though living costs are already too high.
