Washington Post Article RatingTrump serves up McDonald's fries, but dodges question on minimum wage
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10% Center
- Reliability
80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
10% Center
- Politician Portrayal
96% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
78% : During a 2016 CNN town hall, Trump told Anderson Cooper that his McDonald's meal of choice was the "fish delight," before musing that "the Big Macs are great, the Quarter Pounders with cheese."78% : "Trump appeared to enjoy the visit and took in the crowd: "Look at how happy everyone is.
61% : As president in January 2019, Trump ordered fast food from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Domino's for a White House event for the Clemson University football team.
59% : "Trump has long been a fan of McDonald's, and once filmed an ad for the fast-food chain.
55% : "Now I've worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala," Trump said as he wrapped up his time at the fryer.
49% : Trump responded to several reporters' questions through the drive-through window.
42% : While he worked the fryer, Trump, who has described himself as a germaphobe, observed: "Never touches the human hand, nice and full.""Never touched a human hand," he said.
41% : Trump, a real estate billionaire-turned-politician, also did not answer a question on whether he supported raising the minimum wage.
40% : In 2019 and 2020, activists called on Derek Giacomantonio, the franchisee who opened his doors to Trump on Sunday, to raise wages at one of his franchises in Philadelphia.
39% : "When Trump feels desperate, all he knows how to do is lie.
29% : When asked why Harris would lie about working at McDonald's, Trump responded: "Because she's Lyin' Kamala.
26% : These people work hard," Trump said.
10% : Trump didn't answer a question on pay, instead focusing his comments on promoting his unsubstantiated claim that Kamala Harris never worked at the burger chain.FEASTERVILLE, Pa. --
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