Posted on 06/15/2023 3:30:53 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
Patrons at Miami eatery Versailles cheered when Donald Trump twice declared “Food for everyone!” during a surprise stop at the Little Havana hotspot. Then he left without buying food for anyone, according to a local report.
Fresh off pleading not guilty to criminal charges in a Miami federal court, Trump was all smiles as he entered the crowded restaurant Tuesday. Well-wishers sang “Happy Birthday” to the former New Yorker on the eve of his 77th birthday.
Trump supporters told NBC 6 South Florida they thought the 45th president was treated unfairly when he was indicted on more than three-dozen counts of mishandling classified information obtained while he was in the White House.
Citing “a knowledgeable source,” Miami’s New Times said Trump’s visit lasted roughly 10 minutes, leaving no time for much other than shaking hands and waving. Neither the restaurant nor Trump’s campaign has replied to a request for comment.
But that isn’t to say the former president doesn’t sometimes reach for his wallet.
When Clemson University’s football team won a national championship in 2019, their White House visit included hundreds of offerings from Burger King and McDonald’s that the former president claimed he purchased personally.
Trump defenders on Twitter noted the GOP frontrunner only said there’d be food for everyone at the restaurant — not that he was buying it.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
“Trump tells restaurant patrons ‘Food for everyone!’ then leaves without paying”
Technically he’s right, assuming that the restaurant wasn’t going to run out of food.
Before President Trump arrived, his Secret Service detail would have gone to secure the restaurant and they may have also taken inventory of all the food in the kitchen. They then would have counted the number of people in the restaurant and then told President Trump that there was enough foot for everybody.
Is there a legal issue to a candidate buying food for voters?
Maybe Trump thought he was in a Democrat state when theft has been decriminalized. It’s o.k., though, he’ll just get one of his fixer-lawyers to get him out of this mess. Hopefully, this time, it won’t be another one of the sleazebag loser types he’s relied on in the past.
Perhaps he’ll just pay the tab later. On credit.
He actually said “food for everyone” except that sceevy little reporter from the New York new post.
How do we know he didn’t pay? Because NY Daily Noose said so?
Lol, How idiotic... They don’t know that he didn’t. Trump has a secretary everywhere he goes. The Secretary goes in the back and handles all the billing details why he plays with the public. Same with ALL celebrities... They don’t personally handle it from their own wallet. To even expect that or think that is ignorant.
The DOJ just opened a fraud investigation over this. /s
“How do we know he didn’t pay? Because NY Daily Noose said so?”
Exactly... Read #10
I call BS
>How do we know he didn’t pay? Because NY Daily Noose said so?<
Exactly, dforest. If Trump said he was going to pay, I’m sure he did.
Some people are eager to criticize. Just another form of TDS.
[Hurray for Trump!! I’ve always wanted to do that. “Drinks on the house”! and then sneak out without paying.]
TOTAL BS
Maybe it was the SNL whats his name. Trump hasn’t tripped up the stairs but they would have him doing that if they could and go Al Gore on him in high gear, disgusted and maddening.
More ridiculous crap. Does anyone think Trump hung around until everyone ordered and pulled out his credit card? Someone who works for Trump either left a number behind OR after it was all totaled up, the restaurant owner made a call to a contact and settled it over the phone.
[Exactly, dforest. If Trump said he was going to pay, I’m sure he did.
Some people are eager to criticize. Just another form of TDS.]
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.