Former President Donald Trump once again grabbed the spotlight, but not from a debate stage or a rally podium this time. Over the weekend, Trump visited a McDonald’s in Feasterville, Pennsylvania and took on a role that many people weren’t expecting: he worked the fry station, among other things.
The internet had plenty to say about it – and it seemed like nobody could look away from the spectacle.
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During a brief campaign stop, Trump waved from the drive-thru window, greeted supporters and even sold fries while wearing an apron. In typical dramatic form, he asserted that he had “worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala,” a reference to Vice President Kamala Harris, who had once revealed that she worked at McDonald’s while still a student.
The online reactions were far from unanimous. The right praised this stunt, while the left mocked it viciously. The event, as many pointed out, was clearly staged. During Trump’s visit, McDonald’s was closed to the public, according to the Washington Post and other outlets. The drive-thru customers weren’t just any old people; they were vetted beforehand and waited in line for the cameras.
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Social media users were quick to jump in, with some noting that the whole spectacle seemed forced. “Just like most of Trump’s businesses, this McDonald’s was closed,” one comment on X read.
Another user pointed out that Trump supposedly “went straight to work without washing his hands and didn't wear gloves or a hairnet while preparing food, fit right in at this McDonald's location that was cited for public health violations.” Naturally, AI was involved, too and plenty of videos showed hilarious ways this visit could have gone wrong.
Trump’s fast-food fandom has been well-known for years. Even as president, he famously served McDonald’s and other fast-food favorites to the Clemson University football team during their White House visit in 2019.
During his recent appearance, he noted that the fries “never touched a human hand,” echoing his germaphobic tendencies, saying, “nice and clean.” The internet couldn’t help but notice the weird juxtaposition: a billionaire germaphobe pretending to work at a McDonald’s fryer, supposedly in solidarity with working-class Americans.
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Reddit users were even more unhinged in mocking Trump. On the r/politics subreddit, for example, one user said, “To match his trolling, Harris should borrow millions from slumlord Fred Trump and then lose it all.” Another one jumped in with, “So Trump is basically mocking a person that had a job at McD's as a youth. Man that's pathetic. Because it's literally what people are supposed to do.” A person also stressed, “The irony is that Trump's 34 felony convictions would prevent him from getting a job at McDonald's.”
For Trump supporters, though, this stop at McDonald’s was proof of his ability to connect with ordinary Americans. One supporter noted how Trump’s visit brought hope to people. Another shared that this was the former president’s trump card and that “KamaLiar could never be this genuine.”
Given that Pennsylvania is a pivotal swing state, it is apparent that this McDonald’s visit was a component of a broader plan to win over working-class voters and strengthen support in key areas.
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