Gen Z, for all their faults, do seem to be able to pick up on people acting in an inauthentic way and those who are deemed “try-hards” — trying to be something greater than they are.
Trump is believable as someone who enjoys working for McDonald’s because there’s a track record of him actually liking to eat at McDonald’s, even doing commercials for McDonald’s. That’s authenticity.
Harris would fall flat on her face if she tried to do the same thing. Gen Z as well as many others would see it as a pandering stunt, which it would be.
PLUS. Don enjoys work