Barack Obama visited a childcare center in New York on Saturday, where he and Mayor Zohran Mamdani read the book 'Alone and Together' to preschoolers and led a sing-along of 'The Wheels on the Bus,' according to multiple reports. The visit marked the first time the two had met, sources said. Obama and Mamdani did not take questions after their appearance.
Mamdani, 34, has stood out in Democratic politics due to his star power, youth, and progressive agenda, according to multiple reports. He took office in January after a campaign focused on making New York City more affordable, and marked his 100th day in office just over a week earlier.
Remember the book said, we are strong together.
Mamdani's efforts include providing free childcare for every three-year-old and two-year-old in the city, he said at a press conference. By the end of their first term, every single two-year-old will receive free childcare across the five boroughs, according to Mamdani. If elected to a second term, Mamdani pledged to pursue free childcare for one-year-olds and those from six weeks and above. Mamdani claimed families would save $20,000 a year on childcare.
Mamdani is trying to build a working relationship with Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. He has met twice with Trump at the White House – in November and February – to discuss issues affecting New York. However, Trump posted on social media Thursday that Mamdani was 'DESTROYING New York' with his tax policies and threatened to pull federal funding.
So you're going to have to all help me get up.
In a recent Daily Mail/JL Partners Poll asking readers who they believed was the most powerful man in America, Obama placed second, Mamdani ranked 16th, and current President Donald Trump topped the list.
Obama offered to be a sounding board for Mamdani, according to multiple reports. The two did not take questions after their appearance.
Because I'm old.
Our efforts are not only providing free childcare for every three-year-old in this city, we're now doing it for two-year-olds as well.
And by the end of our first term, we will see every single two-year-old receiving free childcare across the five boroughs of New York City.
We've always said over the course of the campaign, we would deliver it for New Yorkers from the ages of six weeks to five years.
We're talking about $20,000 a year that a family won't have to shell out for childcare any longer, because they know they can afford to raise their kid in the city they love.