Posted on 01/15/2019 12:30:59 PM PST by COUNTrecount
As is tradition, President Trump hosted the champions of college football, the Clemson Tigers, for a celebration of their athletic achievement at the White House on Monday.
The food he offered them was far less traditional.
Piles of burgers and fish sandwiches from McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King, still in their boxes and wrappers, were served on trays in the candlelit dining room. Tubs of dipping sauces were stacked in silver gravy boats. On another table, heat lamps kept French fries and Domino’s pizzas warm. Salads were available, too.
It was an opulent setting for fast-food fare. Visiting players are typically offered a meal from the White House kitchen, but Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Mr. Trump’s press secretary, said the government shutdown necessitated a new menu.
“Because the Democrats refuse to negotiate on border security, much of the residence staff at the White House is furloughed — so the president is personally paying for the event to be catered with some of everyone’s favorite fast foods,” she said.
The substitution didn’t seem to bother Mr. Trump, and perhaps even delighted him.
“I like it all,” he told reporters before the players arrived. “It’s all good stuff. Great American food.”
He’s far from alone in loving fast food. About one-third of American adults eat fast food on any given day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Still, the sight of the fast-food cartons inside the stately White House dining room struck some observers on social media as incongruous — or lacking in hospitality for a celebration. (No players looked particularly dissatisfied as cameras rolled.)
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I waited my entire life to have a president that represented my views. Look I love Reagan very much and for much the same reasons, but Trump knows how to stick it in their (Leftist) eye like nobody before him.
I will never forget these days that I have been extremely lucky to live through.
I still marvel at Reagan, and I continually marvel at Trump.
Thank you God.
Given the abuse PDJT has suffered for the past few years, that beautiful tween about brought tears to my eyes.
It isn’t tradition for the national champion teams to EAT at the White House. It isn’t a tradition for the teams to be invited into the Oval Office either.
No Chick-fil-A? That would drove the left nuts.
In grade school the library encyclopedia showed FDR grilling hot dogs for WH guests. For a New York aristocrat, not bad.
PDJT serves burgers in the WH. For a New York billionaire, not so bad, either. But this is his daily fare.
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