United States: President Trump serving fries at a McDonald’s may have been one of his best political pranks because it accomplished two extremely important goals for his presidential campaign.
First, it informed voters that, despite Kamala Harris’s repeated claims to the contrary, no one has corroborated her claim that she worked a summer job at McDonald’s to make herself seem more relatable to her fellow Americans, according to reports.
Her campaign staff claims she worked at the cash register, French fry station, and ice cream machine at McDonald’s on Central Avenue in Alameda, California, in 1983, following her first year at Howard University.
This is rather remarkable, considering how specific she has been.
She listed her prior employment experiences on her 1987 resume. Still, she left that out of her book and her application for a job at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
Even more intriguing, the New York Times reported over the weekend, saying, “In subsequent years, Ms. Harris talked so little about her long-ago job at McDonald’s that even some of her friends and close aides did not know she had worked there.”
It matters because it goes to the core of Kamala’s consistent message that she is the truthful alternative to “lying” Trump, as per reports.
If you want to project an image of integrity, you can’t tell blatant, self-serving lies about working at McDonald’s, such as “I’m middle class just like you.”
McDonald’s exemplifies the American dream of a free market: a place where everyone can afford to eat and have the chance to own a McDonald’s franchise.
This is the second reason why Trump’s prank was so successful.
Thirty percent of all McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are located in America, with 13,562.
They are dispersed throughout 5,000 cities and all 50 states. They also provide daily services to 25 million people or roughly 7.5 percent of the US population.
Remarkably, in the previous year, almost nine out of ten American homes made at least one trip to McDonald’s. The original, standard French fries are the menu item that sells the most.
So when Donald Trump announced, “I’ve always wanted to work at McDonald’s,” as he donned his apron to start preparing those very fries, he was tapping directly into a job that so many of his countrymen can instantly relate to.
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, and celebrities like Pharrell Williams, James Franco, Pink, Jay Leno, and Olympic champion Carl Lewis have worked at McDonald’s.
Millions of regular, non-celebrity Americans have, too.
McDonald’s transcends all barriers of race, gender, age, and creed, making it the ultimate unifier.
Furthermore, Trump was obviously “lovin’ it” every minute he worked as a temporary employee of the well-known burger franchise, as per reports.
“I could do this all day,” he exclaimed. “I love McDonald’s, I love jobs, I love to see good jobs.”
With this appearance, Trump adopted a bold and distinct political strategy, which is proving to be highly successful.
It was not only comical for a wealthy billionaire who had never been seen preparing food to work at McDonald’s, but it also served as a strong connection to ordinary people.
Additionally, it’s a reminder of another business principle of Kroc for those who have ridiculed him or criticized him for stating that Harris fabricated her own “Golden Arches” experience, “If any of my competitors were drowning,” he said, “I’d stick a hose in their mouth and turn on the water. It is ridiculous to call this an industry. This is not. This is rat eat rat, dog eat dog. I’ll kill ’em, and I’m going to kill ’em before they kill me. You’re talking about the American way — of survival of the fittest.”
This political tactic further exposes Kamala Harris’s lying about working at McDonald’s, shows President Trump connecting to ordinary people, and highlights how much he’s wanted back in the White House.