The chummy Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was truly horseshoe theory on display. The far-left and the far-right have a lot in common.

“We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,” Trump remarked about his meeting with the democratic socialist.

While much of the media coverage expressed surprise at how friendly the two were, I’m not sure how anyone can really be surprised.

Sure, Trump indulges in standard anti-leftist talking points and has called Mamdani a communist. Sure, Mamdani indulges in standard leftist talking points and has called Trump a fascist. But both Trump and Mamdani have fundamentally overlapping belief in the power, and obligation, of the government to meddle in economic affairs in pursuit of their

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