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(142,278 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 04:59 PM Oct 21

McDonald's Tells Workers It Doesn't Endorse Political Candidates After Trump Visit [View all]

Source: Bloomberg

October 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM EDT

McDonald’s Corp. said it’s not taking sides in the presidential election following Donald Trump’s visit to a Pennsylvania restaurant on Sunday. “McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next president,” the company said in an internal message seen by Bloomberg News. “We are not red or blue — we are golden.”

The burger chain has been dragged into the election conversation in part because candidate Kamala Harris has said she worked at the chain when she was a student. Trump’s visit — in which he cooked food, bagged fries and worked the drive-thru, according to his campaign — added more fuel to the discussion.

In its message, McDonald’s said local franchisee Derek Giacomantonio got a request from law enforcement about Trump’s “desire to visit a Pennsylvania restaurant.”

Pennsylvania is considered one of the key swing states that will determine the election. In an interview with Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait last week, Trump singled it out as one of the states that he would be closely watching on election night.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/mcdonald-s-mcd-tells-workers-it-doesn-t-endorse-candidates-after-trump-visit

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McDonald's Tells Workers It Doesn't Endorse Political Candidates After Trump Visit [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 21 OP

I'm done with McDonald's Meadowoak Oct 21 #1

Their food went down the toilet bowl years ago when they changed how they cook their fries. cstanleytech Oct 21 #7

"we" McD early employees used to tumble, cut, soak and fry real potatoes. usonian Oct 21 #14

Something tells me that the prison labor they 'hire' doesn't have much reason to care about cooking things right. Lancero Oct 21 #25

A Friend From Australia... The Conductor Oct 21 #2

An ad could kill them: Look what decades of Mickey D food did to this man. GreenWave Oct 21 #3

Supersize my order please! oasis Oct 21 #24

Some people were saying it was a closed down McDonalds and only opened for the photo-op. C Moon Oct 21 #4

Not true. johnp3907 Oct 21 #5

No, it was only closed for the stunt. However, what is true is that the store niyad Oct 22 #33

I'm thinking now I misunderstood them: they meant that it was closed for the photo-op. C Moon Oct 22 #34

Yes. niyad Oct 22 #39

Hang on, we pay law enforcement to be venue booking agents now? Think. Again. Oct 21 #6

I was wondering about that too Farmer-Rick Oct 21 #18

My question too. LiberalFighter Oct 21 #22

Might want to tell the franchise owners too. Initech Oct 21 #8

Something tells me all franchisees are getting a message from corporate Captain Zero Oct 21 #15

Corporate should have put a stop to it before it happened. Initech Oct 21 #20

Yeah I find that hard to believe underpants Oct 22 #54

Trump's visit to McDonalds was an F-U to Kamala. McDonalds is his turf. Initech Oct 21 #9

Stay golden McDonalds underpants Oct 22 #52

Hey McDonald's! If you can look at this shitshow and "not take a side" maxrandb Oct 21 #10

Not taking a side Farmer-Rick Oct 21 #19

I would imagine that corporate is trying to tip toe through this one roscoeroscoe Oct 21 #11

Haven't touched that garbage (or fast food in general) in a decade or more... EarthFirst Oct 21 #12

I stand corrected... EarthFirst Oct 21 #13

I remember maybe 20 years ago BumRushDaShow Oct 21 #17

That's not what corporate says unofficially Farmer-Rick Oct 21 #23

I've been to Mc D's once in the last few years, that will be my last visit. yaesu Oct 21 #16

Why was law enforcement calling the restaurant? LiberalFighter Oct 21 #21

I just took their app off my phone ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 21 #26

They still playing Fox News on TVs inside their restaurants? tanyev Oct 21 #27

MagaDonald's JoseBalow Oct 21 #28

I understood McD corporate made donations to the GOP. Cartoonist Oct 21 #29

They probably donate to both parties LeftInTX Oct 21 #30

From 2022, they gave money to both parties, but the biggest donations were to Republicans Wiz Imp Oct 22 #40

Looks like the numbers have shifted a bit since 2022: sl8 Oct 22 #44

Interesting. I just pulled the first numbers I found. Wiz Imp Oct 22 #45

We should all write nasty letters to McD's corporate LeftInTX Oct 21 #31

Why? Conjuay Oct 22 #50

Because they are helping elect Trump! LeftInTX Oct 22 #53

Fast food fries served by McTrump? Aussie105 Oct 22 #32

McDonald's "golden" image is permanently tarnished dlk Oct 22 #35

Think of it this way: Kamala Harris is so far in his head that he's ruining an American institution with his insecurity Novara Oct 22 #36

"How pathetic is that?" BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #37

When will people learn bmichaelh Oct 22 #38

According to this article, Corporate was definitely aware and approved of the visit Wiz Imp Oct 22 #41

"The Bloomberg article conveniently left out the part about Corporate knowing and approving. " BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #42

That sentence was not in the posted portion of the article and as you know, the whole article was not posted. Wiz Imp Oct 22 #43

"That sentence was not in the posted portion of the article and as you know, the whole article was not posted." BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #46

I'm not sure what your point is Wiz Imp Oct 22 #47

I don't know what your point is either BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #48

Oh boy. You seem to have a pathological need to be right and tell other people they are wrong. Wiz Imp Oct 22 #49

To reply BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #56

Whatever. You have fun with your indignant self righteous anger Wiz Imp Oct 22 #57

And technically, the Bloomberg article was misinformation Wiz Imp Oct 22 #58

Reading is fundamental BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #59

Got it. Reporting easily disproven information without fact checking just because the Trump campaign said it is A-OK. Wiz Imp Oct 22 #60

You have again moved the goal posts BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #61

Statements from the Trump campaign published in that article were known to be false before the article was Wiz Imp Oct 22 #62

Again - they merely reported "according to" BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #63

Wow. You really don't get it. Wiz Imp Oct 22 #64

Congrats for not reading dates and times! BumRushDaShow Oct 22 #65

And he didn't "staff" anything. The minute louslobbs Oct 22 #55

Yup, you betcha, McD.......... republianmushroom Oct 22 #51