President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani—the 34-year-old democratic socialist Trump repeatedly called a “communist”—have been secretly texting each other, according to a new report from Axios.

The unlikely pen pals exchanged numbers at their now-infamous Oval Office meeting in November, where Fox News expected a “showdown with socialism” and instead got… a bromance.

THE DETAILS: When Mamdani walked into the Oval Office on Nov. 21, Trump’s opening line was: “Wow, you are even better looking in person than you are on TV,” according to New York magazine. The 79-year-old president even let Mamdani call him a “fascist” while playfully patting the mayor on the arm.

The next day, Trump stepped out wearing a burgundy scarf—sparking social media jokes that he was trying to match Mamdani’s signature style.

White House staffers were reportedly as shocked as everyone else. Trump, who famously loves good looks and being associated with winners, seemed genuinely charmed by his ideological opposite.

BUT BUT BUT: Cracks are already showing in this political odd couple. Mamdani called Trump to criticize the U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro—and Trump was not pleased.

“I thought it was awfully quick for him to be criticizing,” Trump told The New York Times last week. “We’ve had numerous conversations. We get along great. I thought he’d wait at least a month.”

Then on Monday, Trump ripped into New York City’s congestion pricing as a “DISASTER” on Truth Social, writing: “It’s got to be ended, IMMEDIATELY!” (Of course, early data shows pollution has dropped and traffic has declined since the program launched.)

And on Tuesday, Trump announced plans to cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities—including New York—starting February 1st. “We’re not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens,” he said at a Detroit Economic Club event.

WHY IT MATTERS: Whatever warm feelings existed between the odd-couple politicians appear to be cooling fast. Trump’s moves against sanctuary cities and congestion pricing directly target Mamdani’s progressive agenda in New York.

The honeymoon—if it ever really existed beyond Trump’s appreciation for a good-looking winner—seems to be ending. Whether those secret texts continue remains to be seen, but Mamdani now faces a president who’s making clear that charm only goes so far when policy disagreements get real.