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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,935 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 03:26 AM Oct 21

Trump serves McDonald's fries to supporters in stage-managed campaign stop

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Source: Washington Post

Trump serves McDonald's fries to supporters in stage-managed campaign stop

Trump didn't answer a question on the minimum wage, instead promoting his unsubstantiated claim that Kamala Harris never worked at the burger chain.

By Marianne LeVine and Isaac Arnsdorf
Updated October 20, 2024 at 7:19 p.m. EDT * Published October 20, 2024 at 4:55 p.m. EDT

FEASTERVILLE, Pa. -- Former president Donald Trump briefly manned the fry station during a stage-managed visit to a McDonald's franchise here on Sunday, but he dodged a question about increasing the minimum wage.

Wearing an apron, the Republican presidential nominee lifted fries out of the hot oil, shook them, salted them and placed them into containers for service. He praised the staff and the company, then popped his head out the drive-through window and waved at a crowd that had gathered across the street. He began to hand out paper bags to the cars that had been waiting in line before his arrival. One man said, "Trump 2024!" as he drove away.

The restaurant was closed to the public during Trump's visit, and the motorists whom Trump served were screened by the U.S. Secret Service and positioned before his arrival. No one ordered food. Instead, the attendees received whatever Trump gave them.

Trump was at the fry station for about five minutes and spent about 15 minutes at the drive-through window, much of it taking questions from reporters.

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By Marianne LeVine
Marianne LeVine is a national political reporter for The Washington Post.follow on X @marianne_levine

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Isaac Arnsdorf is a national political reporter covering the Trump campaign. His first book, "Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement's Ground War to End Democracy," was published in 2024.follow on X iarnsdorf

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/20/trump-mcdonalds-minimum-wage/

I agree it's a stunt and not news, but when someone wants to recall when Mayor McCheese put in an appearance at the Potemkinville McDonalds, there will be a record at DU of the incident.

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Trump serves McDonald's fries to supporters in stage-managed campaign stop (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 OP

He neither washed his hands nor wore gloves truthisfreedom Oct 21 #1

What? Beowulf42 Oct 21 #16

This is the act of an insane man who knows he is going to lose the election. Botany Oct 21 #2

Down at the Sunset Grill Zambero Oct 21 #10

Kamala Harris is living rent free in Donny's head. Botany Oct 21 #13

Another job he isn't qualified to do. The list is, well, endless. twodogsbarking Oct 21 #3

Chicken nuggets had to be pulled from the menu I heard after Harris cut Trump's off of him at the debate. cstanleytech Oct 21 #4

Dr Mary Trump bdamomma Oct 21 #5

"No one ordered food. Instead, the attendees received whatever Trump gave them." Jokerman Oct 21 #6

"Let them eat cake" Sequoia Oct 21 #15

If Trump's dad wasn't rich, this would have been Trump's job until he died. SupportSanity Oct 21 #7

Will there be an investigation? Icanthinkformyself Oct 21 #8

Traitor usually gives crumbs or less Marthe48 Oct 21 #9

The headline I saw was "He worked a shift". louis-t Oct 21 #11

I've seen that word used elsewhere, but the Washington Post article did not contain the word "shift." mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 #12

Meidas Touch did a deep dive on this mackdaddy Oct 21 #14

Latest news: Trump advisors die of food poisoning! 😁🤗🫢 Wonder Why Oct 21 #17

truthisfreedom

(23,316 posts)

1. He neither washed his hands nor wore gloves

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 04:33 AM

Oct 21

Nor a hairnet. Which is in keeping with that McDon’s history.

https://meidasnews.com/news/mcdonalds-location-that-hosted-trump-cited-for-health-violations

Beowulf42

(233 posts)

16. What?

Reply to truthisfreedom (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 11:02 AM

Oct 21

I just puked a bit. I can't imagine anyone liking the idea of old StinkyPants touching their food. But the fact that he was in a McDonald's restaurant that flunked its last inspection has a solid ring of truth to it.

Botany

(72,477 posts)

2. This is the act of an insane man who knows he is going to lose the election.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 05:21 AM

Oct 21

Trump thinking he is trolling The Vice President by making fun of her working
@ a McDonalds 40 + years ago is going to bring him any more votes? How
about comparing what she has done over the last 40 years to what you have
done Donny? For one she didn’t flunk out of college like you did.

Zambero

(9,762 posts)

10. Down at the Sunset Grill

Reply to Botany (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:07 AM

Oct 21

A sunsetting photo op if there ever was one.

Botany

(72,477 posts)

13. Kamala Harris is living rent free in Donny's head.

Reply to Zambero (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:20 AM

Oct 21

And it is just torturing him. Fine by me because the more he suffers the more he lashes
out and the more bat crap crazy he looks and the more votes he loses.

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)

3. Another job he isn't qualified to do. The list is, well, endless.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:22 AM

Oct 21

cstanleytech

(27,001 posts)

4. Chicken nuggets had to be pulled from the menu I heard after Harris cut Trump's off of him at the debate.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:39 AM

Oct 21

bdamomma

(66,406 posts)

5. Dr Mary Trump

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:50 AM

Oct 21

on her site published this:

The punchline of this joke is that the restaurant was closed to customers during this charade.

as it says in the above posting .

Jokerman

(3,538 posts)

6. "No one ordered food. Instead, the attendees received whatever Trump gave them."

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:52 AM

Oct 21

Of course they did. They need an authority figure to make those tough decisions.

Sequoia

(12,535 posts)

15. "Let them eat cake"

Reply to Jokerman (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:22 AM

Oct 21

SupportSanity

(1,111 posts)

7. If Trump's dad wasn't rich, this would have been Trump's job until he died.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:05 AM

Oct 21

He would've been the old cranky guy spouting off about his life being unfair and he could've been somebody if not for:
democrats
women
immigrants
taxes
.... and the list would be the same list as it is today

Icanthinkformyself

(290 posts)

8. Will there be an investigation?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:50 AM

Oct 21

Will the FEC look into an illegal campaign contribution for a staged campaign event using a well know retail operation as a backdrop? Will the corporate media cover it as the sham that it was? Or, will they praise the Convicted Felon as 'in touch' with 'the little people' aka us peons.