Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani meet for the first time at a Bronx child care center.
Former President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met in person for the first time on Saturday at the Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the Bronx. The two read to preschoolers and led a singalong of 'Wheels on the Bus.' Obama has previously offered to be a sounding board for Mamdani and voiced support for the mayor's child care plans after the visit.
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This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Most outlets frame the meeting as a Democratic alliance in the making; PBS adds context about Mamdani's parallel meetings with Trump; Breitbart foregrounds Mamdani's past 'pretty damn evil' criticism of Obama and his 'socialist' label, casting the embrace as ideologically significant.
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“Obama Embraces Socialist Mayor Mamdani, Sings 'Wheels on the Bus' at Bronx Early Childhood Center”B Breitbart RIGHT
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“Mamdani brings Obama to NYC for meeting” · Politico, BBC, The Hill, PBS NewsHour
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CNNCNN Mamdani and Obama meet face-to-face in New York City 76d ago HPHuffPost Obama Meets Mamdani In New York City Before Reading To Preschoolers 76d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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