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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… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

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The GuardianApr 19, 2026, 4:10 PM

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. Continue reading...

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Watch: Obama and Mamdani sing with children in New York

The former US president and New York City mayor meet for the first time at a child care centre in the Bronx.

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