Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigned in a branch of fast food restaurant McDonald’s – the action is a swipe at his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. “I’ve wanted to do this all my life. And now I do,” the 78-year-old said before his brief visit to a branch in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, Trump took off his jacket and put on an apron.
He then went into the kitchen and was shown the deep fryer, fried potato strips and finally filled a cardboard bowl with fries. He then stood in front of the window of the restaurant’s drive-through, placed an order and had his picture taken.
Did Harris work at McDonald’s while in college?
Harris said during the campaign that she worked at the fast-food chain during the summer while she was in college. The Democrat campaign team says Harris was working in Alameda, California, in the summer of 1983. Trump has been claiming for weeks that Harris made it up – he has no evidence for that.
The New York Times writes that McDonald’s ignored media questions about the issue. The newspaper said it spoke to a childhood friend of Harris’ who recalled the current US vice president working at the chain.
Trump on conspiracy theories
Part of Trump’s political strategy is to spread conspiracy theories and sow doubt among the population. To this day, the Republican claims about the 2020 presidential election that voter fraud robbed him of his victory. Trump was also one of the most prominent exponents of the conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and therefore should not have become American president. Obama, the first black president of the United States, was born in the US state of Hawaii.
Huge spectacle of avoidance
Trump’s visit to the fast food restaurant was a huge media spectacle. The Republican tells the journalists present that he has now worked at McDonald’s fifteen minutes longer than Harris. When asked about the Democrat’s 60th birthday, Trump said: “Congratulations Kamala. (…) I think I’ll give her some flowers, and maybe some chips too.”
The billionaire presents himself in the election campaign as a representative of the ordinary people. He was born in New York City, the son of a real estate magnate, and went into business after college. In the presidential elections on November 5, it will come down to a neck-and-neck race between him and Harris.
Source: Krone
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