The Republican candidate for the White House, former President Donald Trump, campaigned on Sunday at a McDonald’s location in the key state of Pennsylvania. There he claimed that his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, invented the story that she worked for this fast food chain as a young woman.
The Republican made a stop at a franchise location outside Philadelphia, where he donned an apron and spent a few minutes cooking fries with employees and delivering them through the drive-thru window. A photo of the former POTUS has been shared by none other than Donald Trump Jr. on his social media, and it truly is earning the support of fans as well as some MMA fighters.
According to Harris’ campaign, the vice president worked during the summer of 1983 at a McDonald’s in the city of Alameda (California), serving at the cash register and cooking fries to pay for her studies at Howard University. Harris, who has not offered more details about it, usually explains that story to show closeness to the working classes and distance herself from Trump, a real estate tycoon who inherited the empire from his father.
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The Republican, a large consumer of fast food who in 2019 handed out McDonald’s hamburgers at a White House event, has claimed that Harris invented that part of her resume. And as a result, he went to McDonald’s and got to work. Trump learned how to make French friends by frying them, putting salt on them, and carefully placing them in a bag. He even served them through the counter by calling them “Gift from Trump.” And the picture of it uploaded by Donald Trump Jr. has surely gone viral as he garnished it with the caption, “I like my fries like I like my President’s hair… GOLDEN!!! MagaDonalds employee of the month.”
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According to the latest forecast from the FiveThirtyEight polls, Trump has a slight advantage over Harris and has a 52% chance of winning the election. Now with this stunt, he truly is winning over the internet. Even MMA stars such as Sean Strickland couldn’t help but comment on his post. So what did he and other fans write for the former POTUS?
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Trump wins major support on the internet ‘putting the Donald in McDonald’s’
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As soon as the photo was uploaded, it went viral on the internet. Fans couldn’t help but share their thoughts on seeing Donald Trump cook a batch of fries, but not just fans; even MMA stars chimed in with their thoughts in the comment section. Former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington, who is a huge supporter of the Republican, called Trump the true champion of the masses. He wrote, “The Peoples champion 👑🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸.” Former UFC champion Sean Strickland also praised Donald Trump for the efforts he took as he clapped for the Republican through emojis. Strickland commented, “🙌👏🙌👏.”
Not just MMA fighters; even mixed martial arts manager Ali Abdelaziz praised Trump and called him the greatest president ever. He wrote, “Greatest president in United States history amazing human being🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸.❤️❤️❤️” Abdelaziz, who heads Dominance MMA, has had photoshoots with his clients and Donald Trump. Henry Cejudo, Kamaru Usman, and Justin Gaethje were among the UFC superstars who participated.
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With Donald Trump working at McDonalds, how could fans skip the opportunity to make puns? So some users decided to have a quick laugh as they made some amazing puns such as “Now McDONALD’s truly earned its name 🇺🇸🍟”, “He puts the Donald in McDonalds 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥”, and “MagaDonalds 2024.”
More fans joined in on the fun by going for the classic ‘McDonalds ice cream machine’ humor. For the unaware, it is a popular joke by now that all McDonald’s ice cream machines are supposedly broken. So fans wrote that if Trump manages to fix the machines, he’s definitely winning the election. Some users wrote, “If he fixes the ice cream machine, this election is over” and “If he can fix the Ice Cream machine he can fix America 🇺🇸” Well, it seems like this McDonald’s move truly turned into a happy meal for Trump’s election campaign. But what did you think of it? Do let us know what you thought of the move in the comments.
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