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Video: Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement.

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Zohran Mamdani Calls Trump to Defend Maduro as Venezuelan Refugees Celebrate the Fall of the Socialist Dictator in New York and Around the World

On January 3, 2026, following the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly stated that he personally called President Donald Trump to express his strong opposition to the action.

Mamdani described the capture as an “act of war” and a violation of international law. He emphasized that his opposition was rooted in rejecting regime change efforts and upholding legal standards consistently.

Multiple reputable news outlets reported this directly, quoting Mamdani from press conferences and statements:

• Fox News: Reported Mamdani said he called Trump to “register [his] opposition” to the capture.
• The New York Times: Noted Mamdani called Trump “to personally object” to the strikes and capture.
• New York Daily News: Quoted him saying he “made it clear” his objection to forcibly removing Maduro.
• The Hindu and TRT World: Confirmed he spoke with Trump “directly” to voice opposition to the “pursuit of regime change.”
• CBS New York and others: Echoed that he registered opposition based on legal and anti-regime-change grounds.

These reports are consistent across sources with varying political leanings, and Mamdani himself referenced the call in public remarks and on X (formerly Twitter).

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Video: Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement.

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Video: Mayor Mamdani Makes Two Appointments and Establishes Office of Mass Engagement.

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Video: 2026 New York City Inauguration Ceremony.

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Video: Zohran Mamdani is Sworn in as Mayor of the City of New York.

Just after midnight on January 1st, Zohran Kwame Mamdani will be officially sworn in as the 112th Mayor of the City of New York, by New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

January 1, 2026, just after midnight, Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City in a private ceremony held in the historic, decommissioned Old City Hall subway station. The event symbolized the importance of public transit to the city’s vitality.

• New York State Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath of office. Mamdani repeated the oath, pledging to support the U.S. Constitution, New York State Constitution, and New York City Charter, and to faithfully discharge the duties of the mayor’s office.
• Following the oath, Mamdani paid the traditional $9 fee to the city clerk, signed the official book, and the swearing-in was declared official amid congratulations and applause.

In brief remarks, Mayor Mamdani expressed gratitude to attendees, extended Happy New Year wishes to all New Yorkers, and called it “the honor and privilege of a lifetime.”

As his first act as mayor, Mamdani announced the appointment of Mike Flynn as the new Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). He praised Flynn’s experience, ambition, and vision for making the city’s streets and public transit “the envy of the world.”

Flynn accepted the role, reflecting on his childhood fascination with NYC’s infrastructure and excitement to work with DOT’s talented staff to deliver ambitious results for New Yorkers.

The ceremony concluded with applause and Mamdani looking forward to beginning his term the next day. This midnight event preceded a larger public inauguration later on January 1, 2026.

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Video: A Humanitarian Crisis Hits NYC.

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This is the extraordinary journey of a kid from a single-parent, working-class home to the office of Mayor of the City of New York—and the record of what his administration achieved while serving as stewards of the greatest city in the world.

Eric Adams’ team released a narrative-style video that frames the mayor’s life story as a case study in persistence — and uses it to argue that his personal struggles shaped the priorities of his administration.

The clip opens with a blunt question: “What becomes of the kid?” It describes a working-class child raised in a single-parent home, dyslexic and struggling to read, bullied by peers and dismissed by teachers. The script paints a picture of a young person living with instability and constant risk — “one wrong move” away from the wrong side of the law — ultimately summed up in three words: “dyslexic, arrested, rejected.” The point of the opening is clear: the story is meant to begin at the bottom.

From there, the message pivots to a comeback narrative. The child “persists,” “finds his voice,” and turns pain into purpose, committing himself to building a safer city where no child experiences what he did. The tone is motivational, positioning the mayor’s agenda as a direct extension of lived experience rather than a conventional political platform.

The rest of the video is structured as a highlight reel of accomplishments attributed to the last four years of City Hall. The script claims New York was reopened and the economy reached record heights, with repeated all-time job numbers and the highest number of small businesses in city history. It argues the city remained “the safest big city in America,” citing shootings driven to record lows, 25,000 illegal guns removed from the streets, greater subway safety efforts, and the closure of more than 1,600 illegal cannabis shops.

Housing and cost-of-living policies are presented as a second core pillar. The video points to “City of Yes” and other housing initiatives said to deliver more than 433,000 homes citywide. It also claims $30 billion was put back into New Yorkers’ pockets through programs aimed at lowering household costs — including child care, rent, internet access, and medical debt — plus quality-of-life initiatives like containerizing the city’s trash, removing thousands of scaffolding sheds, and expanding outdoor dining at a scale described as the nation’s largest.

The clip also emphasizes social services, highlighting efforts to connect New Yorkers to mental health services and housing, universal dyslexia screenings for public school students, and changes in how children learn to read and do math. Finally, it spotlights the city’s response to the arrival of more than 240,000 asylum seekers, saying the administration ensured shelter and support as they sought better lives.

The closing returns to the opening theme: a “working-class administration led by a working-class mayor delivering for working-class people,” with the final twist that the once “dyslexic, arrested, rejected” kid is now “elected.” The narrator identifies that person as Eric Adams, the 110th mayor of New York City, and the video ends on a sweeping claim about leading “the greatest city in the world.”

Dec 30, 2025

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