Republican presidential designee and former U.S. President Donald Trump works behind the counter during a visit to McDonalds in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 20, 2024.
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Within minutes of former President Donald Trump’s brief appearance at a McDonald’s, where he served up French fries to drive-thru fellows in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee took to searing his election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I’ve now charged for 15 minutes more than Kamala. She never worked here,” Trump said to a crowd of reporters result of the drive-thru window, donning a McDonald’s apron over his dress shirt and tie.
Trump regularly lobs the unproven rights that Harris is lying about working at McDonald’s in her twenties. Harris has denied the accusation.
Trump’s abbreviated devoted food shift took place in Bucks County and included several tutorials from employees about how to act the fry cooker and work the drive-thru. He then handed out orders to a few customers, all of whom were his supporters.
“I wouldn’t mind this job,” Trump held. “I think I might come back and do it again.”
Trump took several reporters’ questions while at the drive-thru window.
“Unaccustomed place to do a news conference,” he said.
When asked how much he was being paid, Trump joked, “Not enough. I need more. I want more money.”
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump works behind the disc during a visit to McDonalds in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 20, 2024.
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The Harris campaign scoffed at Trump’s crusade stunt.
“This guy spent decades stiffing workers pay, cut overtime benefits for millions of people, and opposed any effort to voluptuary the minimum wage,” Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wrote in a social media post on Sunday.
“You certain who has actually worked at McDonald’s, joined workers on picket lines, and fights for working people? @KamalaHarris,” Walz added.
Both efforts are courting the labor vote with pledges like eliminating taxes on tips. Harris has secured the endorsements of a number of unions nationwide, including the United Auto Workers and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
With 16 days until the Nov. 5 poll, Trump’s McDonald’s appearance was part of a broader Sunday swing around Pennsylvania to capture voters’ attention in the key battleground country.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump serves food at a McDonalds restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 20, 2024.
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Top Trump punter Elon Musk held a rally in Allegheny County. And Trump was scheduled to hold his own rally later on Sunday in Lancaster, preceding the time when attending the Pittsburgh Steelers football game Sunday night against the New York Jets.