Overview
- Press photos showed the president in a deep red scarf and black overcoat as he departed the White House and approached Marine One, prompting a wave of posts on X.
- Aaron Rupar’s widely shared clip highlighting the outfit helped fuel jokes, memes, and side-by-side comparisons to Mamdani’s style.
- The online chatter followed their unusually cordial Nov. 21 Oval Office meeting, where Trump downplayed GOP attacks and said it was OK for Mamdani to call him a fascist.
- A photo of Trump looking up at the 34-year-old mayor-elect drew commentary about the respectful tone of their exchange despite prior public barbs.
- The president kept the scarf on during travel to Joint Base Andrews to review golf courses with Jack Nicklaus, and some users also likened the look to a past Barack Obama winter outfit.