One of the many strange episodes of the general election campaign has been Donald Trump’s claims that Kamala Harris is lying about her claims to have once worked at McDonald’s.
Harris has discussed having that summer job in her 20s in various speeches, including at the Democratic National Convention. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Harris “never worked at McDonald’s,” while some pro-Trump figures have falsely claimed that the McDonald’s corporation has confirmed that Harris never worked there. The company has not weighed in, nor would they likely have records of who did and didn’t work for one of its franchisees decades ago.
ranting about Kamala Harris and McDonald's has become a daily thing for Trump pic.twitter.com/gUFUDUGZCw
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2024
Now, Trump is planning a stunt, based entirely on that lie.
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CNN is reporting that Trump will visit a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Sunday, in order to “work the fry cooker.” It’s not clear where in Pennsylvania the McDonald’s visit will take place.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to visit a McDonald’s Sunday in Pennsylvania and “work the fry cooker”, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. This comes up as Trump has repeatedly claimed Vice President Kamala Harris never actually worked at McDonald’s.
— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) October 15, 2024
Trump is, of course, a lifelong lover of fast food, having once served burgers from McDonald’s and elsewhere to a college football championship team during his presidency.
The reactions to the McDonald’s visit were somewhat humorous.
So Trump is going to work at a McDonald’s this weekend.
Man, I hope it is the McDonald’s next to 7-Eleven on Allegheny Ave by the stadium. And I hope he works the drive thru there.
Nowhere on Earth does wilder shit happen than that very spot.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) October 16, 2024
Imagine going into a McDonald’s in Pittsburgh at 3:00 am and Trump is there running the kitchen pic.twitter.com/RNoNirgdWZ
— JgaltTweets (@JgaltTweets) October 15, 2024
I can’t imagine Trump’s going to go through with his planned McDonald’s visit once he’s informed of the law enforcement presence on site. https://t.co/gx6SBDiCuO pic.twitter.com/JVNIKNCunr
— Adam Bonin (@adambonin.bsky.social) (@adambonin) October 16, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders laughs off new CNN reporting that Trump is expected to visit a McDonald’s on Sunday to work the fry cooker, after claiming multiple times Harris never worked there.
“For Donald Trump to accuse anybody of lying is nothing less than laughable.” pic.twitter.com/V03ADXdwl7
— TheSourceCNN (@TheSourceCNN) October 16, 2024
Trump would not be the first former president to visit a McDonald’s this month; Bill Clinton did so in Georgia last week, although he was mistaken by an employee for Joe Biden.
Photo courtesy of Political Tribune media library.
