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    Trump learned how to operate a fry cooker and work the drive-thru line during his short shift at a Feasterville, Pennsylvania, restaurant. He used the stunt as an opportunity to take more shots at his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

    He didn’t learn shit. He stood next to some things and posed for photos. Have the couch-fucker come in and awkwardly order some food.

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      He did learn something. Specifically, he discovered that fry cooks DON’T use their bare hands to scoop fries out of the fryer and into the box. And somehow, this is even worse than not learning anything.

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    Maccas HQ should take the guy’s franchise off of him, then. They did it near me to a guy whose only crime was supporting the local community more than extracting maximum profit, surely making a political endorsement that HQ doesn’t agree with should be grounds for the same. Right‽

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      More like american news. The rest of the world couldn’t care less. On the other hand, whatever Trump does can also be seen as tragedy/comedy/both, so maybe post this in some relevant entertainment oriented community.

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    The only way they can save face is by canceling the franchise. They had food safety violations anyway, so win-win.

    If I made a political statement and involved my employer even remotely my ass would have been canned immediately.

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    Why is it too bad so sad too late?

    The franchisee probably didn’t contact McDonalds before allowing Trump in.

    They probably found out the same way everyone else did — the news. Someone had to pass it up high enough and then they issued an inter memo (which they may have gotten before the news) and then the president wrote a letter.

    Timing seems okay for me

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    This is after they decided to be one of the most public facing corporate sponsors of the genocide in Gaza.

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      I definitely would not. Bullshit theatre like that is cringe and a turn off no matter who does it.

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        One reason they did this is because Harris worked at McDonald’s in college. Agree though, it’s a… weird photo op

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      Legit visiting a McD’s and working with actual customers for awhile? Sure. An entirely staged photo op where nothing of the sort is done? Nah.

      Having said that, I don’t view McD’s any more negatively than I already did for this. It is reasonable IMO for any presidential candidate to put in a stop to wherever. I am pretty doubtful that this particular franchise owner isn’t a Trump supporter, but I bet most of them are.

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      Why the fuck would anyone praise Harris for something like this? Get a fucking grip. We would be lambasting the fucking idiot who came up with such a shitty idea and Harris for being dumb enough to go along with it.

      Because a politician in a suit and apron tOtAlLy screams “I struggle just like you”.

      Ffs, you should delete your comment. What a shit hot take.

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        I’ve seen I don’t speak for everyone in this thread.

        But personally I would not publicly critique Harris the same as I’ve critiqued Trump for this public stunt, because it is in my interest as a European to not have him serve a second term.

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      Whataboutism and a straw man in the same sentence. Smells like speed running trolling.