{"id":331264,"date":"2026-04-19T04:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/obama-mamdani-sing-wheels-on-the-bus-with-bronx-kids-during-first-joint-appearance-video.html"},"modified":"2026-04-19T04:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:27:47","slug":"obama-mamdani-sing-wheels-on-the-bus-with-bronx-kids-during-first-joint-appearance-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/obama-mamdani-sing-wheels-on-the-bus-with-bronx-kids-during-first-joint-appearance-video.html","title":{"rendered":"Obama, Mamdani sing \u2018Wheels on the Bus\u2019 with Bronx kids during first joint appearance: video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/3c8df2b6_image.jpg\" alt=\"Obama, Mamdani perform 'Wheels on the Bus' at Bronx childcare center\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Obama, Mamdani perform 'Wheels on the Bus' at Bronx childcare center<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Former President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time on Saturday to read and sing with children at the Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"speakable\">Former President <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Barack Obama<\/a> and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time Saturday to read and sing with children at a Bronx childcare center, and to discuss the mayor's vision for the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"speakable\">Video showed the two leaders laughing, reading children's books and performing their rendition of \"Wheels on the Bus\" at the Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair also met with families and discussed\u00a0Mamdani\u2019s\u00a0vision for <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">the city<\/a>, according to the mayor's office, stressing the importance of \"giving\u00a0New York\u2019s Cutest have the strongest start possible.\"<\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/5f174ff8_obama-mamdami-childcare-center.png\" alt=\"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>Former President Barack Obama and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx on Saturday.<\/span> <span>(Ed Reed\/Mayoral Photography Office)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong><u>SOCIALIST MAYOR MAMDANI BACKS HOCHUL IN MOVE THAT COULD RESHAPE NEW YORK GOVERNOR RACE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Obama had not <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">met Mamdani<\/a> in person prior to Saturday's visit, the former president called the self-proclaimed socialist shortly before his election and offered to be his sounding board, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamdani marked his 100th day in office less than a week ago, vowing to create five <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">government-run grocery stores<\/a> by the end of his first term on Jan. 1, 2030, falling in line with promises made during his campaign.<\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/1ccc4f82_obama-mamdami-dance.png\" alt=\"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama dancing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama dance with a group of children at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.<\/span> <span>(Ed Reed\/Mayoral Photography Office)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>MAMDANI GRILLED ON WHETHER HIS SOCIALISM PLATFORM WILL WORK OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent polls showed <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">48% of his constituents approve<\/a> of Mamdani's job so far, while 30% disapprove and 23% are unsure, FOX 5 New York <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/3ef5e72f_obama-mamdami.png\" alt=\"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama talk to kids\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>Former President Barack Obama and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani talk to kids at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx on Saturday.<\/span> <span>(Ed Reed\/Mayoral Photography Office)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of direction, 56% of residents said they liked where the city was headed under Mamdani, an improvement from the 31% who said the same in October, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Fox News Digital's Elaine Mallon contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; \n\n<p>Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-mamdani-sing-wheels-bus-bronx-kids-first-joint-appearance-video<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-mamdani-sing-wheels-bus-bronx-kids-first-joint-appearance-video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-331264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}