Distinguished Democrats and liberal media pundits aren’t lovin’ it.
Former President Trump served french fries to prospects by means of the drive-thru window at McDonald’s on Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania as hundreds of supporters surrounded the restaurant. Within the ensuing days, Trump critics slammed the occasion as “staged,” regardless of a number of situations of Harris-Walz marketing campaign occasions being equally pre-planned, similar to an August go to to Primanti Bros. in Moon, Pa., and the viral footage of Harris trying to find Doritos in a fuel station.
“Squad” chief Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., prompt Trump was “making fun” of Individuals with the McDonald’s occasion throughout a Harris marketing campaign occasion in Pennsylvania on Monday.
TRUMP MAKES FRIES AT PENNSYLVANIA MCDONALD’S: ‘I’VE NOW WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES MORE THAN KAMALA’
Many Trump critics rushed to tell Individuals the previous president didn’t actually settle for a job on the fast-food chain. (Getty Photographs/ AP Photographs)
“He put on his little McDonald’s costume… Halloween came early for Donald Trump, because we know that man has never worked a day in his life,” Ocasio-Cortez mentioned of the previous president.
“We know that man has never punched a clock in his life. He’s never wiped down a table in his life. He’s never had to fix his own car. He’s never struggled to make end’s meet. He does not know what it means to check your paycheck every week and see what you’ve got left,” she added. “Donald Trump thinks that people who work at McDonald’s are a joke.”
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a Harris surrogate, joined MSNBC to mock the occasion.
“There is no logic to it, it’s a stunt. He has not put forth an economic agenda. He, as you know, appears to be not well,” Lee mentioned.
Trump was accused of pushing “phony McDonald’s sales” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” whereas Rachel Maddow mentioned he “pretended to work at McDonald’s.”
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell praised Vice President Kamala Harris for “targeting disinfected Republican voters” whereas Trump was “staging a campaign stunt” at McDonald’s.
On ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg complained Trump didn’t put on a hair web whereas her colleagues blasted the occasion as “staged.”
Donald Trump labored as a fry cook dinner on Sunday afternoon at a Pennsylvania McDonalds, claiming he has now labored on the fast-food chain longer than Vice President Kamala Harris. (Brooke Singman)
The New York Instances discovered McDonald’s workers to criticize the previous president for holding a purple french fry carton backwards and throwing salt over his shoulder in a superstitious act. The Instances even discovered a McDonald’s common supervisor to counsel Trump is simply too outdated to deal with the fryer.
Trump was additionally mocked on late-night applications, as Stephen Colbert known as the occasion “blue-collar drag” and Jimmy Fallon mentioned it was the primary time Trump “ran a successful business.”
The Atlantic revealed a chunk headlined, “The Slop Candidate,” which known as the occasion a “hastily staged depiction of a fairly stupid, though entertaining fantasy.”
Backlash from the left was so over-the-top that “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart had some criticism.
“The poor, sweet media — oh, poor, sweet media. They know they’re mad, they’re just not exactly sure which thing they should be maddest about anymore. But I can tell you one thing, media, it probably shouldn’t be the McDonald’s thing,” Stewart mentioned earlier than enjoying a clip of MSNBC political analyst Jennifer Rubin decrying that the occasion was “entirely staged” and suggesting Trump couldn’t really function the fry machine.
“What a pleasant counterpoint,” Stewart joked. “Look, I’m all for criticizing Donald Trump but I gotta tell you, I also don’t know how to work the fryer at McDonald’s and would be incapable of doing so.”
A number of pundits and organizations who’re reliably crucial of Trump discovered the necessity to make it clear the previous president didn’t really settle for a place on the fast-food joint.
“Trump did not work a shift,” former CNN reporter John Harwood astutely identified. “He posed for pictures at a closed McDonald’s handing fries to pre-screened pretend-customers.”
LIBERAL MEDIA HAS MELTDOWN OVER TRUMP’S ‘FIRST DAY’ WORKING AT MCDONALD’S
Former President Trump served French fries to prospects by means of the drive-thru window at McDonald’s on Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania as hundreds of supporters surrounded the restaurant. (Pool)
Newsweek explored the scenario with a narrative headlined, “Was Donald Trump’s McDonald’s Shift ‘Staged?’” The Newsweek piece then declared, “A full shift generally implies 8 to 9 hours of work, yet posts circulating on social media suggest Trump worked there for less.”
CNN’s Brian Stelter was mocked on X for writing, “For security reasons, Trump’s McDonalds visit was carefully staged ahead of time, with drive-through customers selected and screened by Secret Service, etc.”
Many sarcastically replied to Stelter noting they had been shocked to study Trump doesn’t really work at McDonalds, whereas others had been baffled that the CNN pundit felt this was newsworthy.
NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck responded on X: “Um, yes, that’s how it works for presidents and Secret Service protectees especially those who’ve had two people nearly murder him this year.”
The Washington Put up revealed a narrative headlined, “Trump serves McDonald’s fries to supporters in stage-managed campaign stop,” which famous that “motorists whom Trump served were screened by the U.S. Secret Service and positioned before his arrival.”
LIBERAL MEDIA HAS MELTDOWN OVER TRUMP’S ‘FIRST DAY’ WORKING AT MCDONALD’S
Donald Trump smiles inside a Pennsylvania McDonald’s after working as a fry cook dinner. (Brooke Singman)
Seth Abramson, who lengthy pushed the debunked Russian collusion narrative, declared that Trump’s McDonald’s occasion made America “sh-ttier.”
“Perhaps no stunt in the history of U.S. politics deserves more ridicule than the grotesquely embarrassing mummery Trump put on at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s today The whole country got sh*ttier because of this The McDonald’s was closed, the customers were fake, Trump did nothing,” Abramson posted on X.
The anti-Trump Lincoln Venture accused Trump of “cosplayng as a fast food worker while you’re trying to cut overtime pay for workers,” citing the Venture 2025 though Trump has repeatedly insisted he has nothing to do with Venture 2025.
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem appeared on “Hannity” Monday to debate outrage from the left.
“I think the reason that the Democrats and liberals are so upset is because this visit was so powerful… the difference between Donald Trump and other politicians is that he doesn’t think he’s better than you. He doesn’t think he’s better than the America people,” Noem mentioned.
The proprietor of the Feasterville McDonald’s shared a press release with Fox Information Digital, highlighting the significance of the previous president’s go to.
“As a small, independent business owner, it is a fundamental value of my organization that we proudly open our doors to everyone who visits the Feasterville community. That’s why I accepted former President Trump’s request to observe the transformative working experience that 1 in 8 Americans have had: a job at McDonald’s,” proprietor and operator Derek Giacomantonio mentioned.
“As a former crew member, I can attest this job is more than burgers and fries, but a meaningful pathway to opportunity. Local Pennsylvania franchisees like me are proud to provide more than 25,000 jobs across the state and I’m honored to showcase my restaurant and the incredible impact of the franchise business model here today,” Giacomantonio continued.
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Fox Information Digital’s David Rutz, Stepheny Worth and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
