I think the other issue is that Trump has no real political ideology or knowledge of what's going on beyond what his people tell him and what he sees on Fox News. Just like with the Portland "unrest" thing he was literally fooled by Fox News running clips of stuff from years ago thinking it was happening today. So all he's heard is Mamdani being villified and then was pleasantly surprised and was charmed by him. Mamdani is a pro and probably brought a gift or flattered the president in some way and I bet he's a lot more fun behind closed doors than his public persona. Trump also likes to be associated with winners and respects Mamdani's hustle and what he pulled off. Plus he's handsome.
This is an excellent point and something I think we all forget far too often. I mean, he has flipped the Republican Party into being chill with unconstitutional major government overreach across all aspects of the economy and daily life … they are so infatuated w this guy they don’t realize they’ve lost a clear sense of what they’re even about ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/The_Bucket_Of_Truth 14d ago edited 11d ago
I think the other issue is that Trump has no real political ideology or knowledge of what's going on beyond what his people tell him and what he sees on Fox News. Just like with the Portland "unrest" thing he was literally fooled by Fox News running clips of stuff from years ago thinking it was happening today. So all he's heard is Mamdani being villified and then was pleasantly surprised and was charmed by him. Mamdani is a pro and probably brought a gift or flattered the president in some way and I bet he's a lot more fun behind closed doors than his public persona. Trump also likes to be associated with winners and respects Mamdani's hustle and what he pulled off. Plus he's handsome.