Fox News viewers joked that host Martha MacCallum was left smitten after interviewing New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.
The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist, who is the Democratic nominee in the race, made his Fox News debut on Wednesday in a sit down with MacCallum.
Almost immediately, MacCallum laughed and smiled ear-to-ear after Mamdani cracked a joke about his opponent, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
'Last night I asked ChatGPT where is the global finance center of the world, and it said New York City. Which made me feel good', MacCallum said.
After she asked Mamdani if he was proud of that fact, he joked: 'We should be proud of it.
'That is one thing you have in common with Andrew Cuomo because he also uses ChatGPT to answer many questions, including how to solve the housing crisis.'
MacCallum laughed at the remark and as the camera panned back round towards her she was seen flashing a charmed smile back at the state assemblyman.
Commenters on Fox News's YouTube page were tickled by the rapport between the anchor on the famously conservative network and a hard-left lawmaker.
Martha Maccallum enjoyed a warm rapport with Democrat NYC Mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani during an interview on Wednesday, surprising some viewers
Mamdani made his Fox News debut on Wednesday when he appeared to quickly win over MacCallum
'She's trying to hide that she likes him', one person commented, as another posted: 'She's smitten', following by several laughing emojis.
Another said: 'His smile is making her smile and she even LOL at his joke about Cuomo!'
'Not sure what's better, Mamdani winning over a Fox host in real time, or the cope in the comments', one other added.
Maccallum also won praise for conducting the interview in a professional manner and pushing Mamdani hard to clarify his left-wing views and costly plans to lower inequality in the Big Apple.
While on Fox, Mamdani took the opportunity to directly address Donald Trump, saying he would speak with the president about lower the cost of living.
Staring down the camera, he admitted that Trump 'might be watching right now' and he wanted to 'speak directly' to him.
He said that he would work with anyone, including Trump, to make his goals of an affordable New York City come true.
'I want to build not only with Washington DC, but anyone across this country,' he said.
'It's important because too often the focus on the needs of working-class Americans are put to the side as we talk more and more about the very times of corrupt politicians like Andrew Cuomo that delivered us into this kind of crisis.'
After the network shared their exchange to their YouTube page, users felt the 61-year-old anchor was left 'smitten'
Trump has consistently branded Mamdani a communist, while Mamdani previously labeled himself as 'Trump's worst nightmare'.
The interview came one day before New Yorkers tuned in to Thursday night's debate involving Mamdani, Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
Mamdani maintained his smiling, hopeful and charismatic persona that has come to characterize his campaign throughout the face off.
He is currently leading in polls by double digits after campaigning on a host of populist left-wing policies.
Mamdani has said he wants to make the city's buses free, open a government-run supermarket and tax those earning $1 million or more a year an extra one per cent to fund his plans.
He has won huge support among younger and working class New Yorkers who say the city is becoming too expensive for people on low or average incomes to survive.
But many business leaders and police have vowed to flee New York if Mamdani wins.
They worry his socialist policies will raise the cost of doing business, with Mamdani's previous attacks on the New York Police Department as 'racist' also raising cops' hackles.
The aspiring mayor apologized for attacking the police on Fox News.
Many New York Jews have also expressed concern over his staunch pro-Palestine stance and vow to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested should he set foot in the Big Apple during a Mamdani term.
Mamdani has denied being anti-Semitic.
Mamdani won the Democratic primary by a significant margin, which forced Cuomo to run on an Independent ticket.
