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Obama and Mamdani read and sing with New York preschoolers in first meeting
Former US president and New York mayor read to a group of children and led a sing-along at a Bronx childcare center
Barack Obama met with Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a childcare center where the former Democratic US president and mayor of New York City read to preschoolers and led a sing-along.
The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week earlier, is also trying to build a working relationship with Donald Trump – Obama’s Republican presidential successor.
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Associated Press · Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 9:10 AM
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Former US president and New York mayor read to a group of children and led a sing-along at a Bronx childcare center
Barack Obama met with Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a childcare center where the former Democratic US president and mayor of New York City read to preschoolers and led a sing-along.
The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week earlier, is also trying to build a working relationship with Donald Trump – Obama’s Republican presidential successor.
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