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Trump gets the meme treatment over his McDonald'S drive-thru stunt

Oct 21, 2024 View Original Article
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72% : Trump even had birthday greetings for Harris when prompted.
68% : Donald Trump (pictured at the drive-thru of the McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania on Sunday) said he would respect the results of next month's vote 'if it's a fair election ' after he served bags of takeout to his supporters through drive-thru window at a McDonald's in a key swing voter areaAn apparently excited Trump supporters smiles and praises the former president as he hands the takeout order to herAfter serving bags of takeout to people in the drive-thru lane, Trump leaned out of the window, still wearing the apron, to take questions from the media staged outside.
64% : Next to this image was a picture of Trump at the drive thru yesterday with the caption: 'How it started How it's going.'Some social media users shared more kind memes about Trump's shift behind the fryer.X user Jesse James shared a picture of Trump calling him the employee of the month.
62% : Should be good,' said Trump at McDonald'sThe eastern part of the state roots for the Philadelphia Eagles, but there isn't a strong rivalry between the teams.
61% : Asked about his own first summer job and entry-level positions, Trump told DailyMail.com through the drive-thru window: 'It requires expertise, I'm going through the whole french fry stuff.
59% : Trump was in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, yesterday for a photo op in a McDonalds.
59% : One man, apparently accompanied by his wife, told Trump 'you are the type of person we want to be the president', after thanking him for 'everything you're doing.'Another customer, who claimed to be originally from Brazil , shouted with excitement when she pulled up to the window, before telling Trump: 'Mr President, please don't let the United States become Brazil!'
59% : Trump wore a McDonald's apron as he grabbed to-go ordersTrump waved to crowds through the service window during his shift at the eateryOne stunned McDonald's customer gasped as she was greeted by the 45th presidentTrump was catering to a handful of prearranged 'customers' who were supporters.
58% : One man, apparently accompanied by his wife, told Trump, 78, 'you are the type of person we want to be the president', after thanking him for 'everything you're doing.'
55% : Journalist and founder of the Drudge Report - Matt Drudge - led the charge with a post on X showing Trump dressed up as McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonaldComedian Bridget Phetasy shared a picture of Trump in 2019 and yesterday with the caption: 'How it started How it's going'The post has since been seen by over one million users and was followed by numerous other posts mocking the photo op.
55% : Video captured from within the kitchen showed Trump passing out orders to a group of grateful prearranged 'customers' - Trump supporters understood to have been pre-selected by his camp - who were were to see the ex-president serving their food and told him why they'll be supporting him in the election next month.
55% : Trump has been building up the McDonald's appearance since a rally in Reno October 10.'Do you know what I am doing next week?
53% : Comedian Bridget Phetasy shared a picture of Trump next to a mountain of McDonald's food items in the White House in 2019 after he invited Clemson University's football team to celebrate their victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
53% : Trump then proceeded to dip wire baskets of potatoes in sizzling oil before salting them and handing them out to customers through the restaurant's drive-through window.
52% : He said the visit gave the chance to 'shine a light on the positive impact of small businessesTrump, leaning out of the window and still wearing his McDonald's apron, was asked by reporters staged outside the fast food restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania if he would accept the election results regardless of the outcome.
52% : The GOP nominee got stuck in with the fry machineAsked about his own first summer job and entry-level positions, Trump told DailyMail.com through the drive-thru window: 'It requires expertise, I'm going through the whole french fry stuff.
51% : The GOP candidate vowed that 'we're going to make it better than ever.'At the Feasterville-Trevose McDonald's on Sunday, Trump removed his suit jacket, put on a black and yellow apron and proceeded to cook batches of french fries, something he said he had wanted to do 'all my life'.
51% : Trump was taught how to make McDonald's trademark French fries, in a move designed to troll Vice President Kamala HarrisSupporters react with excitement as Donald Trump hands them an order at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, PennsylvaniaTrump greets a 'prearranged customer' as he serves food at a McDonalds restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania on SundayPrior to Trump's arrival at the restaurant on Sunday, the first customer at the drive-thru was anything but random.
50% : Journalist and founder of the Drudge Report - Matt Drudge - led the charge with a post on X showing Trump dressed up as McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald with the caption: 'McDonald one fry short of a happy meal.'The former President donned an apron, helped package some fries and served food to customers through a drive thru window in a bid to undermine Democratic nominee Kamala Harris , who has repeatedly touted how she worked the fast food franchise during her college yearsHowever, it was Trump who left the fast food restaurant with egg mcmuffin on his face after the stunt received the meme treatment online.
47% : Trump asked an employee inside the restaurant.
43% : Harris spokesman Joseph Costello said the former president's McDonald's visit 'howed exactly what we would see in a second Trump term: exploiting working people for his own personal gain.''Trump doesn't understand what it's like to work for a living, no matter how many staged photo ops he does, and his entire second term plan is to give himself, his wealthy buddies, and giant corporations another massive tax cut,' Costello said in a statement.
43% : Dozens of Trump fans came out in force to watch the former president get greasyDuring his extended turn at the drive-thru window, Trump found himself in customer service mode, answering repeated questions from reporters.
42% : Fans let out chants of 'Trump!
42% : Trump said - pronouncing her name correctly.
41% : Trump also alleged that a RealClearPolitics poll claims he has a '93.2 per cent chance of winning'.
41% : Trump carried the state with its 19 electoral votes in 2016, but Biden snatched it from him in 2020, winning by just 1 percent of the vote.
40% : but I never did,' Trump said as he introduced himself to franchise owner Derek Giacomantonio.
40% : 'I'm going to McDonald's to work the french fry,' Trump said.
33% : Trump, in his reply, vowed that 'we're going to make it better than ever.'Former President Donald Trump grins as he chats with employees at a suburban Philadelphia McDonald's on Sunday.
32% : Trump ended up fielding reporters' questions from the drive-thru windowRoaring fans lined the street outside the McDonald'sTrump even offered a few bags of fries to members of the pressHe called some questions not appropriate to answer during his stint at the restaurant, but ended up speaking about whether he'd accept the results and IsraelTrump's supporters got wind of the event and lined the street north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike long before Trump was set to appear.
32% : Trump supporters waited for hours for his McDonald's visitArmed agents lined a nearby roofTrump has good reason to be hitting Bucks county, located north of the city of Philadelphia.
31% : However, it was Trump who left the fast food restaurant with egg mcmuffin on his face after the stunt received the meme treatment online.
26% : 'I've now worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala,' Trump said, revisiting his claim that his rival didn't work at McDonald's as a student as she says she did.
26% : In Atlanta last month and again during a podcast interview days ago, Trump raised questions about her racial identity (Harris's father is from Jamaica and her mother was of Indian descent).
24% : His senior advisor Jason Miller said Trump was doing the visit 'so that one candidate in this race can actually have worked at McDonald's.''Since Kamala Harris has not, President Trump by the end of tomorrow will have worked at McDonald's.
21% : Trump insists Harris made up that she worked at a McDonald's as a student in CaliforniaWorkers smiled as they posed with Trump at the McDonald's restaurantTrump had been teasing the visit for weeks as a way to turn up the heat on his rival, as he did again at a rally in Latrobe near Pittsburgh Saturday night, when he once again accused his rival of faking her own claim to have worked there as a student.
21% : Read More Trump tells Pennsylvania rally risqué story about golf legend's MANHOODHillary Clinton narrowly edged Trump there in 2016, beating him 48.4 to 47.6 percent.
19% : Trump claimed she 'lied about working at McDonald's,' then added: 'That's like not a big thing, but can I be honest with you, it's terrible,' he said at an event where he spoke about the size of golf legend Arnold Palmer's manhood.
19% : It is just the latest effort by Trump to undermine Harris.
19% : She spoke about it again last week as Trump was accusing her of faking it.
11% : Although neither Harris nor Trump have provided any evidence to support their claims about her alleged employment at McDonald's, Trump claims he asked the Alameda restaurant manager about her job there.
5% : Asked by a reporter why Harris would lie about working at the restaurant, Trump replied, 'Because she's "lying Kamala,"' applying a moniker.

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