OR Trump was smitten by good looks and smooth talk; having neither the former nor the education to pull off the latter.
You are crediting Trump with strategic thinking which he has never manifested. Let's see how long a half-life their 'relationship' has. And no, NO one on the left is fooled by Trump's loving glance at Mamdani.
In one swoop, Trump fkd' up the left elitest "no go" Democrats as well as the far right ones...