Mamdani Says Trump Agreed to Grant Visa to Mother of Ghanaian Teen Killed in Bronx

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday in a social media post that President Donald Trump agreed, after speaking with him, to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant who was shot to death earlier this week in the Bronx. The teenager was identified as Javits Frimpong. The Times of India reported he had been bullied and was shot on his way to school, and that the visa would let his mother see her son for the last time. Newsmax reported the agreement came during a phone call between the two men. The claim comes from Mamdani's own post, and the coverage provided includes no White House statement detailing the terms of the visa.

Right-leaning coverage splits. Newsmax puts Mamdani's claim in its headline, attributes the agreement to him and focuses on the visa for the slain teen's mother. The Daily Signal does not cover the shooting. Its piece asks how Bruce Blakeman could block Mamdani, describes him as a democratic socialist dynamo 51 weeks after he won City Hall, and imagines a mayor limited to ceremonial duties. Left-leaning CNN runs the same visa story as AP, with the same headline and attribution to Mamdani. Talking Points Memo instead profiles his plan for five municipal grocery stores, with the first due to open by the end of next year. It quotes him brushing off criticism from conservative media and Republicans who compared him to Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. Both sides' visa reports credit Mamdani as the source. The difference is that the right-leaning outlet's second piece focuses on limiting his power, while the left-leaning outlet's second piece defends his agenda in his own words. The Times of India adds the teen's name and the bullying detail.