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Zohran Mamdani: “The President called me to say that he made the decision…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani on his bold agenda, tackling Islamophobia and working with Trump

Published March 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:19

And I gave him and his chief of staff a list of five who had been detained in or around Columbia University. And maybe about 30 or so minutes after the meeting, The President called me to say that he made the decision that he was going to release that student who'd been detained that morning. So you found a way to have a productive relationship with this president, despite your many differences. How would you describe that? Is it. Is it a partnership? (09:19–09:26)

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Asserts that the President decided to release a student detained that morning after a meeting.

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