- Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time on Saturday 18 April at a New York child care centre.
- Obama, a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, offered to serve as a sounding board for the 34-year-old mayor.
- This meeting follows Mamdani's two previous discussions with President Donald Trump at the White House in November and February regarding New York City issues.
- The relationship between Mamdani and Trump has recently shown strain.
- Trump criticized Mamdani on Truth Social, alleging he was “DESTROYING New York” with his taxing policies and threatening to withdraw federal funding.
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