Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's in College. Here's What We Know

Snopes ^ | August 27, 2024 | Taija PerryCook

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The presidential candidate has repeatedly claimed the alleged work experience in an attempt to connect with low-wage workers.

Claim: In the 1980s, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris worked at McDonald's while she got her undergraduate degree.

Rating: Research In Progress

Harris has made this claim repeatedly over the years, and multiple reputable news outlets have reported on the story. But, aside from Harris' testimony itself, there is no evidence (such as a photo, employment record, or confirmation from a friend or family member) to independently verify the claim. Though we've seen no reason to doubt its veracity, we've reached out to Harris' campaign and McDonald's for evidence to corroborate her claim and we'll update this report when we learn more.

Aside from the above-mentioned news reports, there was no tangible evidence of Harris working at McDonald's as a college student. We reached out to Harris' campaign, as well as McDonald's headquarters, seeking such proof — which could include photos or videos of her working at the restaurant, employment records or physical items such as a uniform or name tag. We also looked for public interviews by friends or family members of Harris' to confirm the story, with no luck.

[dynachrome]

Old McDonald’s farm maybe.

[chuck allen]

I worked at Long John Silvers 44 years ago in High School and still have friends from there. I remember almost all of my co-workers from that time. Different strokes I guess. If I had worked with a Presidential nominee i would remember that person.

[Track9]

Billions and billions serviced.

[laconic]

That’s where she met Joe Biden; he was there at 3pm for the Very Early Bird Special McDs targets to Senile Old People.

[Señor Presidente]

That would certainly fit his character. He’s always been a lazy bum and grifter.

[MPJackal]

Dems do seem to lie even when there is no need to lie. Look at Joe, he makes stuff up all the time. Even when proven to be a lie, he keeps repeating it. She is just following hat Joe taught her. Thy can't help themselves. But it also shows they don't have anything worth telling the truth about.

[ConservativeMind]

Nice!

[Ben Dover]

Ask her what makes up the Big Mac. (Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce....)She probably doesn’t even know from the commercials about it.

[alstewartfan]

Willie offered her more pay for her “work”.

[GOPJ]

Yeah, but the government ‘leaks’ when it helps democrats so we can assume the Social Security Administration doesn’t have a record of her working there.

[MayflowerMadam]

“I worked at Burger King in 1977. I would be hard pressed to prove it. “

Doesn’t Social Security Admin have all of your employment history, if your jobs were in the system?

[jonrick46]

I’ve been told there is evidence on the web that says Comrade Kamala only worked at McDonalds for three-and-a-half weeks.

[John Milner]

I worked at a regional grocery store 50 years ago. I couldn’t name every coworker but definitely could name 20-30 of them.

[jdt1138]

I bet her manager remembers her and will be making an appearance on CNN right away. AmIright?

[jdt1138]

Great place to learn about life and shit. My ex- worked at KFC and told me about employees having sex in the walk-in cooler.

[alexander_busek]

Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's in College.

Maybe she meant, "in a McDonald's parking lot."

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I worked at the McDonald’s in Fallbrook, California and was happy for the work but was disappointed that the free food that had always been a part of the fast food industry during the 60s and probably since all time before that, had been tightened down.

What does that mean?

How does free food "tighten down?"

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

If Kamala Harris worked at a McDonalds, she should be proud and give that store a shout out for the business!

Maybe she ran that McDonald's franchise into the ground! Maybe she bankrupted it!

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

Great place to learn about life and shit. My ex- worked at KFC and told me about employees having sex in the walk-in cooler.

That's how she learned about sex?

Regards,

[jdt1138]

“I did fries, and then I did the cashier.” to quote a presidential candidate.