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Man of the people or publicity stunt? Former and current service industry workers react to Trump’s McDonald’s shift.
Yahoo news via AOL ^ | 10/23/24 | Katie Mather

Posted on 10/23/2024 6:14:22 PM PDT by Libloather

Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania during a weekend campaign stop, intended at least partly in response to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has claimed that she worked at the fast food chain in 1983.

Trump has repeatedly accused Harris of lying about working there in an attempt to pose as someone with working-class roots. McDonald’s said in a statement that it did not keep employment records for all positions dating back from the early 80s. Trump has not provided any evidence to validate his claims that Harris did not work there.

After Trump’s McDonald’s appearance, where he scooped fries for a reported five minutes followed by 15 minutes of answering reporter’s questions at the drive-through window, Trump quipped, “I’ve worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala.” (The Washington Post reported that the McDonald’s was closed to the public during his visit and the “customers” were Trump supporters prescreened by the U.S. Secret Service. No one ordered food and received whatever Trump gave them. McDonald’s also issued a statement clarifying it is not endorsing a political candidate.)

According to McDonald’s, one in eight Americans have worked at the chain at some point in their life.

One Reddit user, who is a current employee at McDonald’s, told Yahoo News they saw the stunt as nothing more than what “a presidential candidate does during the election cycle.”

“[They] stop in random restaurants and pretend to understand everyday struggles,” they said. “No different [from] any other candidate before or likely long after.”

Another McDonald’s employee, who has worked at the chain for 17 years, told Yahoo News they saw the appearance as purely “a jab at Kamala.”

“It was because he thought it was an easy thing he could do,” they added.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Food; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: demagogicparty; hired; katiemather; mcdonalds; mediawingofthednc; meltdown; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; smear; tds; trump; yes
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To: Libloather
Trump has not provided any evidence to validate his claims that Harris did not work there.

It would be quite easy for Chameleon Harris to have her former MagaDonalds Manager come forward and claim she did.

41 posted on 10/23/2024 8:39:04 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Libloather

Really? does anyopne take the Wapo seriously? it is a campaign dumba$$. Get over it.


42 posted on 10/23/2024 10:31:39 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: AndyJackson

Nice! 😆


43 posted on 10/24/2024 12:18:26 AM PDT by SandwicheGuy ("Man is the only pack animal that will follow an unstable leader." Cesar Chavez)
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To: Libloather

And walz trying to load a shotgun wasn’t?


44 posted on 10/24/2024 12:38:10 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
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To: lado

Another of her favorites to begin a salad response: “Let me tell you what I know”.... Followed by a dramatic pause, then Barack like halting wordplay as she begins chopping broccoli.


45 posted on 10/24/2024 3:10:50 AM PDT by Kudsman (Hey, Democrat, leave those kids alone!)
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To: Libloather

Trump has not provided any evidence to validate his claims that Harris did not work there.

You can’t prove a negative. It’s on her to prove she worked there, the name of some coworkers, manager, which store did she work at, what kind of shifts?


46 posted on 10/24/2024 6:08:43 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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To: Nervous Tick

No wonder she has so much gold jewelry


47 posted on 10/24/2024 7:26:52 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: AndyJackson; Libloather; All

The highest inflation in 41 years - 1983 coincidentally also
how long ago Commie-La worked at McD’s.


48 posted on 10/24/2024 9:14:26 AM PDT by BrandtMichaels ( 1st Peter 4:8 "Above all, love each other deeply because love covers a multitude of sins." )
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