Watch Surreal Footage of Trump Working at McDonald’s

Former President Donald Trump made good on his promise to work at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Sunday, dropping fries into an oil fryer and handing out their orders to customers screened by the Secret Service through a drive-thru window, potentially constituting -to be the most bizarre publicity stunt of the 2024 elections. ride a bike.

“What is the logic behind this? asked MSNBC host Alex Witt, as footage of Trump at a franchise in Feasterville-Trevose, north of Philadelphia, aired. “I mean, we know this guy likes Big Macs and Filet o’ Fish, but what is it?”

“There is no logic in this, it’s a set-up,” said his guest, Representative Barbara Lee (Democrat-CA). “As you know, he doesn’t seem well and he’s engaged in some really bizarre activities during this campaign.”

Coming back to Lee’s point, a day before his McDonald’s publicity stunt, Trump spent the first part of a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, talking about golf legend Arnold Palmer’s penis.

CNN aired footage of an employee who kindly explained to Trump the steps needed to drop off and cook an order of McDonald’s fries. The Republican presidential nominee wore what appeared to be a company-issued black apron with golden-yellow suspenders, while his white collared shirt, red hair and red tie completed a suite of brand-friendly colors.

“Just a stunning little video to start the day,” CNN reporter Danny Freeman said, after clips aired of Trump dropping fries and working the drive-thru.

As for the tortured logic of this stunt, Trump has, without any evidence, repeatedly accused Vice President Kamala Harris of lying about working at McDonald’s while she was studying at Howard University in Washington, DC.

Trump, who inherited family wealth and got his first job through his father’s business, himself has a deep connection to the Golden Arches: that of love. He has long spoken of his enjoyment of fast food, and during a visit to a McDonald’s franchise in Ohio last year, he told staff, “I know this menu better than you.” »

When he attended a University of Alabama college football game last month, he ordered a jaw-dropping spread of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and pizza. In this case, he ordered two Filet-O-Fish sandwiches from the Golden Arches.

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