The event comes days after Republican US President Trump said Mamdani was destroying New York with his tax policies
Former US president Barack Obama met New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care centre where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong.
The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week ago, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican US President Donald Trump.
Obama and Mamdani did not take questions after reading the bookAlone and Togetherto the children and leading a singalong of “The Wheels on the Bus”.
The former two-term president and standard-bearer for the Democratic Party has offered to be a sounding board for Mamdani, 34, whose star power, youth and progressive agenda has made him stand out in Democratic politics.
Mamdani took office in January after a campaign centred on making New York a more affordable place to live, centring his agenda on refocusing the vast power of government towards helping the city’s struggling working class.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
