Trump’s response was, “Hey, look, you know, I live in New York City and they run the show there, and I’m in business, and there are certain things you have to do to get things done.”
Well, do the Koch brothers get things done? Do thy give a lot of money to Democrats?
Does George Soros get things done? (Bad things.) Does he give a lot of money to Republicans?
You are being deliberately naive about the nature of Trump’s business, and why he needs cooperation from local politicos.