In what could very well be the political plot twist of the year, Republican President Donald Trump is apparently a big fan of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who was elected Mayor of New York City earlier this month. Mamdani repeatedly got under Trump's skin during his mayoral campaign, with the president even threatening to cut funding to New York if Mamdani was elected. But Mamdani was undeterred by Trump's rants against him, and even flippantly called the president his "dear friend" during an appearance on "The View."
As it turns out, that may have been foreshadowing. When the two spoke to the press after Mamdani's meeting with Trump at the White House on Nov. 21, it seemed as if the two were longtime pals. If you look on social media, you're sure to find plenty of memes p

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