Donald Trump went to McDonald’s and you won’t believe what happened next
Donald Trump pulled one of the most talked about events of the 2024 campaign.
It drove the Left insane.
And Donald Trump went to McDonald’s and you won’t believe what happened next.
Donald Trump works at McDonald’s
Former President Donald Trump showed up at a McDonald’s in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and worked a shift as a fry cook and manning the drive-thru window.
The event was classic Trump and it showed a human and playful side of him the media is terrified will make it more likely he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris.
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The campaign event went so well that the Left’s brains melted.
Senate Democrats – led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – responded by falsely accusing McDonald’s of price gouging.
24 hours after Trump worked at McDonald’s, Warren led a group of Senate Democrats incorrectly blaming the fast-food giant for raising prices because of corporate greed.
“McDonald’s own reports indicate that the company’s price increases may be outstripping inflation,” a letter from the Senate Democrats read.
“As a result, McDonald’s net annual income rose by over 79% — to nearly $8.5 billion — from 2020 to 2023,” the letter continued.
Warren and her fellow Democrats tried to claim inflation wasn’t to blame for menu price increases, but rather a desire to maximize profit.
“Earlier this year, McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger tried to blame the company’s menu price increases on inflationary pressures and input costs, but the data tells another story,” the letter continued.
“McDonald’s operating profit margins were 52% in the same year, the highest of the ten largest publicly traded fast food companies,” the letter stated.
McDonald’s responds to Senate Democrats
McDonald’s defended their pricing practices in a letter saying Warren’s attacks “demonstrates a lack of understanding of our franchise business model and contains contortions of facts and many inaccuracies.”
The company also pointed to the number of value meals on the menu as an example of how the company sought to provide relief from Kamala’s inflation crisis.
“McDonald’s and our franchisees are committed to keeping prices affordable — from the everyday prices on our menu boards, to our popular $5 Meal Deal and other offers available locally or on the App,” McDonald’s statement added. “Take the components of the $5 Meal Deal with McChicken, for example — which would have cost 15% more in 2020 than they do today. That’s the opposite of price gouging.”
Inflation only surged after Kamala cast the decisive vote on $1.9 trillion in a socialist spending bill shortly after taking office.
Trump showing up at McDonald’s was a reminder that life was more affordable when he was President.