Trump overstays welcome at NYC mayor podium after he was 'supposed to leave'

President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to overstay his welcome at the podium of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the mayor’s team attempted to dismiss the president from a press conference at Gracie Mansion.

Trump and Mamdani appeared before the press after a meeting at the mayor’s home. The meeting and press conference came after the president over the weekend banned certain news organizations from covering the White House. That ban, in turn, prompted the multiple news organizations to sue the Trump administration and decline White House pool duties in solidarity with their fellow outlets.

Asked about the media ban, Mamdani said he “told the president that we’re going to have all the members of the press here on the lawn."

Trump was similarly asked if he’s banning outlier “in order to distract from the Iran war and high gas prices, and took the opportunity to discuss his “landslide” 2024 victory.

“It’s interesting because they said they were going to boycott me, but they never boycott me,” Trump said to the assembled media. “So I wasn't very worried about that. Look at all that press. But no, I'm not.”

“I'm only doing it because I think the press also has an obligation. And, you know, I won in a landslide. I won the election in a landslide. I've done great things. I've done a lot of great things,” he said. “… I never get anything positive. It's always negative. Even having to do with the war. We've done so well.”

A press staffer for Mamdani then said the that was “all the time the president has,” as the president remained at the podium. As another reporter began to ask a question, the stagger said “the mayor will stay to take a few questions.”

Trump then jumped in to answer the question asked of Mamdani.

“All right. The mayor will have time for a few more questions,” the mayor's staffer repeated as Trump again remained at the podium.

Discussing the president’s appearance next to Mamdani, New York Times journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro noted “Donald Trump was supposed to leave.”

“Of course, if there's a microphone and a camera, it's very rare that he would,” she added as CNN jumped back to the news conference, which promptly ended with Trump still by Mamdani’s side.