Posted on 01/15/2019 6:09:22 PM PST by Kaslin
Is this a joke? No, seriously, I thought this was a joke, but it looks like a legitimate story from the Washington Post. They actually did an analysis of the fast food spread President Trump had for the Clemson Tigers, who recently won the College Football Playoff National Championship. Trump had a delicious feast of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King waiting for the champions. To normal Americans, this is fine. The government is shut down so the White House kitchen isn’t operating at full capacity. The president footed the bill for the meal. To the D.C. elites and the opposition media, this was a “bizarre” moment. It’s funny. Bill Clinton stuffed his face with burgers. And Barack Obama ate at Five Guys. Is that weird? To make things more absurd, they actually fact-checked Trump, saying the burgers weren’t piled a mile-high. They just had to do an analysis on this, and to their best estimation, it cost the president close to $3,000. Must be a slow news cycle:
I could listen to Trump talk about fast food all day pic.twitter.com/KqwQeXdDC4— Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) January 14, 2019
In an administration overstuffed with bizarre moments and unusual events, Monday night’s celebration of the Clemson University Tigers at the White House nonetheless made a mark.
The Tigers, who won the national college football championship after not having to play my alma mater Ohio State, had the traditional meeting with the president, enjoying remarks from South Carolina’s senators after retiring to the State Dining Room for a meal.
A meal that was made up of fast food from various national chains.
[…]
Using those same photographic sources, we then endeavored to tally how many of each item existed at the outset.
There were a few complicating factors with this that bear mentioning. First, Wendy’s, unlike McDonald’s, makes it a bit tricky to determine what type of burger is contained in a particular package. The calculations below assume that the Wendy’s burgers are all doubles, that the chicken sandwiches are Wendy’s spicy chicken and that the salads are the Southwest (McDonald’s) and full BBQ Ranch Chicken (Wendy’s). The pizzas we figured were Domino’s Favorite Feast.
[…]
In other comments, Trump — in true Trump fashion — suddenly more than tripled the hamburger count.
FACT CHECK: At two inches each, a thousand burgers would not reach one mile high.
Had Trump instead invested his entire net worth — $3.1 billion per Forbes last year — on $5 sandwiches, each two inches high? A stack of hamburgers nearly 20 miles high.
It would require quite a large silver serving platter.
Trump says they bought "1,000 burgers" for Clemson. "It was piled up a mile high," he said pic.twitter.com/Nu8EfToB6R— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) January 14, 2019
Okay, that last part makes me think this was a joke, a poke at conservative media who love to highlight the liberal media’s endless string of failures when covering this White House. The silver platter remark, the analysis of the food, the calories, and the bill—it all reads troll bait to me. The liberal media is dense, but they’re not that thick. Okay—some definitely are, but I think this was an attempt at a joke.
If it was, it was not the best one since the liberal media has become so petty and hostile that they would fact-check the president over hamburgers. So, it’s an exercise in a lack of self-awareness. If this was indeed meant to be a serious story, then all is lost. The mainstream media has reached a new level of silliness not seen since CNN couldn’t report on Trump feeding koi fish accurately.
In the meantime, the Clemson football team celebrated their championship win and enjoyed their visit to the White House. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence said he had a tremendous time and hopes to be back again. Did you hear that Alabama fans?
Not enough news today I guess. https://t.co/tvUaQWchIh— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 15, 2019
Yep, apparently they have EMPTY HEADS nothing going on in there that THIS is what they worry about..apparently these buffoons have never heard of SARCASM..its like when someone says “Its raining cats and dogs” is it really..do you see tails and paws coming down from the sky, no of course not
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times, don’t exaggerate.
Did anybody ask the Clemson team what they thought of the food? I don’t remember reading anything about the team’s reaction.
How is he keeping that food piping hot?
Fact check: the stack would collapse before it reached 20 miles. This journalist is a liar.
This is not the first Trump scandal involving food. Surely now his base will abandon him and support impeachment.
It wouldn’t matter if President Trump had a five star catered spread or boxes of MREs, the media will complain about anything the President does.
I read where Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said, “can’t wait to come back next year!”
I saw two Clemson posts that thought the dinner was great... food they liked, and lots of it... in the WHITE HOUSE!
Well, you could keep it in warm ovens (of such) at low-levels until just before bringing it out. Not quite perfect.
In the 1970’s, we kept our burgers in steam drawers that were electric - they heated the water. It worked just fine for our customers.
We sold hundreds of hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturdays. At the mall (folks may not remember those).
TDS.
Sad really, but yes they are THAT obsessed.
Ketchup on a steak, Micky D on Air Force One, etc.
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Yet the lame stream media is avoiding reporting the team's reaction to the food.
Also, consider:
This one's in Malaysia - it's a Mega Mac burger. It's at least three feet tall. And what about that super-size drink next to it? Is there no integrity left in journalism?
Boy, it’s too bad these people don’t have anything better to do with their time.
Remember when Obama brought 64,000 dollars worth of hot dogs? At least according to the leaked emails...
Yeah the horror, serving Mickey Ds to a college team. The Washington Compost needs to get over it.
F em if they can’t take a joke.
It looked like they had a heat lamp on the fries.
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