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Trump Welcomes Clemson Tigers to the White House with 'American Fast Food Paid for by Me'
NBC News ^ | January 14, 2019 | Courtney Blake

Posted on 01/15/2019 8:11:59 AM PST by Cecily

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed the NCAA champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House Monday with a shutdown smorgasbord of fast food offerings he called "great American food," including piles of pizza and fries and more than 300 burgers.

“Because of the shutdown, as you know, we have the great Clemson team with us, so we went out and ordered American fast food paid for by me,” the president said in the East Room, standing behind a table loaded with offerings from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Dominos served on silver platters, behind a gilded candelabra.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: acc; clemsontigers; collegefootball; ncaa; yesterday
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To: Cecily

You post this then criticize it?


21 posted on 01/15/2019 8:32:42 AM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: wally_bert
".... it wasn’t dignified or something...."

Dignified? These are college football players. Right up their alley.

Great job, Mr. President.

22 posted on 01/15/2019 8:36:40 AM PST by HotHunt (Reagan was good but TRUMP IS GREAT!)
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To: wally_bert

The kids probably enjoyed it more than a sit-down filet mignon banquet!


23 posted on 01/15/2019 8:37:15 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Cecily
I'm betting he invites them back at a later time.

Has anyone heard any complaints from the team? I'm sure they were warned so they could make up their own mind.

24 posted on 01/15/2019 8:38:10 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: JimRed

Think of the slop Mike 0 would have offered.


25 posted on 01/15/2019 8:38:55 AM PST by wally_bert (We're low on dimes in fun city.)
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To: z3n

We had pizza at our wedding reception. An Italian Wedding without Pizza and a Cookie Tray?


26 posted on 01/15/2019 8:39:46 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Army Air Corps

Bet the guys got a kick out of it, too.


27 posted on 01/15/2019 8:41:39 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Cecily
The YOUNG MEN of Clemson's football team who will devour the fast food feast are the ones with the LEAST complaint.

I think that pretty much clarifies the situation.

28 posted on 01/15/2019 8:45:30 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: Sacajaweau

Niece went to Clemson. This is so great.


29 posted on 01/15/2019 8:47:10 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Cecily
The only thing I wish he'd done differently was to not mention that he paid for the food himself. At least not in his initial remarks.

Because you know the media would have jumped all over him for spending taxpayer money on fast food when the government was shutdown.

Then Sarah could have announced that Trump footed the bill himself personally and watched the media critics grovel and crawl back their mean-spirited comments.

Now that would have been a good show to watch. The media eating Donald's crow.

30 posted on 01/15/2019 8:47:23 AM PST by HotHunt (Reagan was good but TRUMP IS GREAT!)
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To: Cecily

This is great. You know if he had taken them to one of the restaurants in one of his hotels for a really fancy dinner, the media would be screaming about emoluments. Guy can’t win for losing with them.


31 posted on 01/15/2019 8:52:13 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be magnified.)
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To: HotHunt

YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t believe our minds are one....


32 posted on 01/15/2019 8:56:05 AM PST by Maris Crane
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To: HotHunt

The media is currently trying to count just how many burgers he actually bought.

I kid you not


33 posted on 01/15/2019 8:56:51 AM PST by digger48
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To: Cecily
None of that Kungfu beef (or whatever it was) that 0 and Mooch liked so much?
34 posted on 01/15/2019 9:10:47 AM PST by skimbell
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To: freefdny

Dabo da’ man!


35 posted on 01/15/2019 9:13:40 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Cecily; HotHunt

I’m expecting a major boycott campaign against all of the companies the President bought food from for the Clemson team’s meal by the Dems and other anti-Trumper’s but the time of tonight’s evening news.


36 posted on 01/15/2019 9:17:32 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Cecily

This is a clear violation of campaign laws reported CNN (Certainly Not News). In other news grass is no longer green due to to Trump and global warming.


37 posted on 01/15/2019 9:45:37 AM PST by pas
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To: Cecily

Did the team enjoy the food or were they complaining about it?


38 posted on 01/15/2019 10:33:38 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: Cecily

I love this President.

L


39 posted on 01/15/2019 10:36:41 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Mears

You mean he didn’t serve them Wagyu Japanese steak?

/s


40 posted on 01/15/2019 11:33:44 AM PST by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
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