Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, visited McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, on the 20th.
The former President Trump, who is from a so-called “golden spoon” family and has a fortune in the trillions of won, visited McDonald’s, a symbol of American restaurants, and it is interpreted that he is a candidate who is truly pro-people, in contrast to his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, who worked part-time at McDonald’s in the past.
Former President Trump has previously claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris’s statement about working part-time at McDonald’s in college is a lie, without any basis. Former President Trump visited a McDonald’s store in Feasterville-Travers, Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of the same day, the Associated Press and the New York Times reported. Former President Trump, who took off his suit jacket and wore an apron, made French fries behind the counter and took orders directly at the drive thru. He also waved at people standing across the street from the window where he took orders at the drive thru.
A customer waiting at the drive-thru even shouted, “Trump 2024,” the Washington Post reported. Former President Trump told the press, “I’m enjoying (working) here,” and “This job requires great expertise.” McDonald’s, a hamburger chain, is a symbol of American common people’s culture in terms of food and part-time jobs. The company said that one in eight Americans has worked at McDonald’s in their lifetime, and that former President Trump also asked McDonald’s to visit a McDonald’s store for the same reason.
As soon as former President Trump arrived in Pennsylvania, he told the press, “I’m going to McDonald’s to get a job,” and “I’ve wanted to do this my whole life.” The American media is reporting that former President Trump’s visit to McDonald’s was intended to create a clear confrontation with Vice President Harris. Vice President Harris, who had been highlighting her experience working part-time at McDonald’s during her college years immediately after her candidacy in July, has been promoting herself as a candidate for the working class and the middle class.
In response, former President Trump has repeatedly claimed at campaign rallies that “Harris lied about working at McDonald’s,” but has not provided any specific evidence. In a post on his social media that day, former President Trump said, “We checked with McDonald’s, and they said there is no record of ‘liar’ Harris ever working there,” and “She never worked there.” In the post he made before visiting the McDonald’s store, he claimed, “If I stay there for 20 minutes, I’ve worked there for 20 minutes longer than Harris.”
Meanwhile, former President Trump met with reporters in Pennsylvania that day and said about the phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “It was a very good phone call.” He continued, “He asked me what I thought, and I said, ‘Do what you have to do,'” Reuters reported. Former President Trump said, “He (Prime Minister Netanyahu) got very little cooperation from the White House,” and “They (the Biden administration) didn’t want him to do anything. If he had listened to them, he wouldn’t be in the good position he is in now.”
Earlier, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that Prime Minister Netanyahu had spoken with former President Trump that day.