Burnham-Trump meeting puts policy and political risk under scrutiny

Andy Burnham is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, in what The Guardian Politics podcast describes as the first face-to-face meeting between the two men.

The meeting has not yet taken place, and no confirmed agenda or outcome has been provided. The podcast discusses possible policy issues and high-risk areas that could test the relationship between the two political figures.

The Guardian Politics podcast also considers whether Burnham could use what it describes as a politically advantageous moment to build rapport with Trump and avoid a public dispute.

That assessment includes a discussion of Trump’s polling position, which the podcast characterises as being at its weakest. The supplied material provides no polling details.

The programme also references a possible “Mamdani effect” — the idea that a political figure might influence or charm Trump — but does not establish that the approach would succeed in this meeting.