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In reply to the discussion: Trump serving Hamberders from McDonald's proves one thing [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(178,942 posts)7. Trump's obsession with Harris and McDonald's gets even creepier
Donald Trump appears to be focused at least as much on Kamala Harris' fast food experience as any other issue.
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With 40 days left in the election cycle, Trump appears to have one true obsession, which he now focuses on every day: Kamala Harris' work experience at McDonald's while in college.
Even by Trump standards, this has become rather creepy.
Even by Trump standards, this has become rather creepy.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/donald-trump-kamala-harris-mcdonalds-obsession-creepy-election-2024-rcna172701
Donald Trumps latest campaign event in North Carolina a state the former president has focused considerable attention on lately was ostensibly supposed to focus on manufacturing and job creation. But while the Republican did have a few things to say about his intended topic, he also strayed from his script to talk about one of his favorite subjects.
Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump declared, never worked at McDonalds. It was a fake story. It was a fake story; the press now refuses to write it because its so, you know, this is a simple one. She said she worked at McDonalds and she didnt. ... It was a lie. She never worked at McDonalds over the hot french fries.
The GOP candidate quickly added that he plans to go to a McDonalds in two weeks its always two weeks, isnt it? and he intends to work the french fries. Trump concluded, I will have worked longer and harder at McDonalds than she did if I do that even for half an hour.
If the rhetoric seemed at all familiar, its because Trump has been obsessed to an unhealthy degree with the vice president having worked at McDonalds as a college student.......
In other words, with fewer than six weeks before Election Day, the Republican nominee appears to be focused at least as much on this issue as anything else.
That, of course, is utterly bonkers, in part because theres literally no evidence that Harris lied, in part because Trump hasnt even tried to substantiate his attack with anything other than repetition, and in part because his obsession isnt likely to move the electoral needle.
The broader circumstances, meanwhile, continue to be noteworthy. The Democratic nominee has been involved in public service for decades, working as a prosecutor, a state attorney general, a U.S. senator, and a vice president. If the GOP candidate and his team are eager to scrutinize her record, there should be plenty of accurate things to choose from.
So why is it that Trump has relied so heavily on made-up nonsense? If Harris is as bad as her partisan critics claim, why cant Trump simply tell the truth and shift his focus away from her college-era fast-food experience?
Link to tweet
Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump declared, never worked at McDonalds. It was a fake story. It was a fake story; the press now refuses to write it because its so, you know, this is a simple one. She said she worked at McDonalds and she didnt. ... It was a lie. She never worked at McDonalds over the hot french fries.
The GOP candidate quickly added that he plans to go to a McDonalds in two weeks its always two weeks, isnt it? and he intends to work the french fries. Trump concluded, I will have worked longer and harder at McDonalds than she did if I do that even for half an hour.
If the rhetoric seemed at all familiar, its because Trump has been obsessed to an unhealthy degree with the vice president having worked at McDonalds as a college student.......
In other words, with fewer than six weeks before Election Day, the Republican nominee appears to be focused at least as much on this issue as anything else.
That, of course, is utterly bonkers, in part because theres literally no evidence that Harris lied, in part because Trump hasnt even tried to substantiate his attack with anything other than repetition, and in part because his obsession isnt likely to move the electoral needle.
The broader circumstances, meanwhile, continue to be noteworthy. The Democratic nominee has been involved in public service for decades, working as a prosecutor, a state attorney general, a U.S. senator, and a vice president. If the GOP candidate and his team are eager to scrutinize her record, there should be plenty of accurate things to choose from.
So why is it that Trump has relied so heavily on made-up nonsense? If Harris is as bad as her partisan critics claim, why cant Trump simply tell the truth and shift his focus away from her college-era fast-food experience?
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He would need a food handler's permit, which would involve taking a test which he would surely flunk.
OMGWTF
Oct 2024
#31
I really don't understand why they accuse her of lying about working there. Why would anybody lie about that? Geez
Walleye
Oct 2024
#4
I worked at the Dairy Queen when I was in high school. Never put that on a rsum.
Walleye
Oct 2024
#21
Nobody puts entry level teenage work on a professional resume or application. I didn't. Unnecessary. nt
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2024
#13