McDonald's workers roast Trump over 'insulting cosplay' stunt at restaurant that failed health inspection
Source: independent.co.uk
Donald Trumps obsession with questioning Kamala Harris work experience at McDonalds peaked over the weekend when he worked the fry cooker at a Pennsylvania branch without a hairnet or gloves.
McDonalds workers have now given their verdict on the former presidents performance - and came away less than impressed.
Trump has baselessly called his Democratic opponents summer stint at a McDonalds a lie, so he decided to try his hand at the fast-food chain himself, shutting down a Bucks County restaurant to do so.
While serving food through the drive-thru window and working the fry cooker, some have pointed out that he wasnt taking proper precautions at a location that has previously been cited for health code violations.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mcdonalds-harris-gloves-fries-b2632930.html
It's all for show. It's all a scam. It's all a grift. Every single molecule of it.
Klarkashton
(2,285 posts)Blue Owl
(54,915 posts)Jacson6
(842 posts)I worked at a McDonald's 40 yrs ago and I have no proof and the franchise I worked at sure didn't keep tax records forty years later.
Novara
(6,115 posts)He's obsessed. He's sick.
Beartracks
(13,618 posts)arlyellowdog
(1,429 posts)We get it. Between 50 and 40 years ago, I worked different restaurants. I worked at LUMS in Westwood while my husband was in law school and a few now defunct breakfast places when we moved to San Francisco. I cant even remember if I made enough to pay taxes. Sure no one has a record of me. There are records of my husbands jobs. The difference between types of workers. BTW, he worked for Moscone when he was killed.
Captain Zero
(7,579 posts)Lum's came into my small Indiana town of 23k for my years in high school.
Good Memories.
Hot Dogs Steamed in Beer!
They went out at the location after about 7 years. Probably too many high schoolers hanging out. haha.
Meadowoak
(6,293 posts)They have no record of that now. Worst job I've ever had. Worked like a dog for $1.65 hr.
colorado_ufo
(5,937 posts)for $1.25 an hour. I thought I was lucky, as that was 5 cents over the minimum wage.
Retrograde
(10,730 posts)From the defunct five and dime to a few Silicon Valley startups theyre all gone (do you think its me😃?)
SHe-It
(8 posts)I recently lost my job, because the owners of the building where my hardware store was for 60 years wanted to sell the property. Its a big piece of prime real estate, and it will probably turn into high rise condos.
That made me go back and think about the 11 other jobs Ive had in my life. One restaurant has new owners, as does the wine shop I worked in.
The other 9 are gone. 10 of 12 companies Ive worked for went out of business! Is it my fault?
I dont wanna do a number 13.
Cheezoholic
(2,646 posts)cloudbase
(5,795 posts)makes me grimace.
BattleRow
(1,256 posts)OMGWTF
(4,480 posts)that McDonald's was forced to hire a convicted felon who is out on bail.
SeattleVet
(5,598 posts)tonekat
(2,052 posts)...he likely would not recognize her.
Nasruddin
(866 posts)What happened to the workers originally scheduled for shifts in his events?
Did they get paid?
North Coast Lawyer
(31 posts)I think we all know the answer to that question. This meaningless, weird publicity stunt cost some hard working low wage worker a much need days pay.
orleans
(35,261 posts)i'm gonna take a wild guess and say NO
ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)I say that, because fast food, like almost any kind of restaurant work, is notorious for treating workers like they're subhuman. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I'm equally sure that the place where Trump pulled this stunt is not one (considering that it's obviously run by a Trumper).
LauraInLA
(1,355 posts)my guess is a hard no. Also, he was only there for 30 minutes but the restaurant was closed until 4:00? So some workers undoubtedly missed a shift or something. Disgusting and disrespectful, as always.
keithbvadu2
(40,509 posts)Deuxcents
(20,143 posts)Snipers on the roof n secret service and his entourage vehicles in the parking lot. More taxpayer $$
wnylib
(24,772 posts)because the employees were striking for more pay and improved working conditions.
aggiesal
(9,526 posts)jmbar2
(6,232 posts)dameatball
(7,603 posts)mowed lawns
unloaded furniture trucks
Phillips 66 station
Hess station
Florida DMV inspection station
pool hall
phosphate plant
tomato packing plant
University physical plant janitor
builder's apprentice, mud mixer, brick hauler, sheetrock installer, roofer, gofer
apartment complex painter, flooring installer
Hell. who cares what anyone's job was all those years ago. I had forgotten most of mine until I sat down and made a list
underpants
(187,348 posts)Crappy minimum wage jobs. If I didnt like it or they were jerks Id just tell them I wouldnt be back. The W-2s just kept pouring in. I didnt hardly remember or could tell from the corporation name what job was which.
Grokenstein
(5,859 posts)I'm actually happy it wasn't at a real MickeyDickey's, so only dim donnie cultists (and unfortunately their innocent kids) were put at risk by his filth.
Plus we got that fun footage of dim donnie demonstrating his utter inability to hook up a fry basket without assistance. The simplest task is far beyond his limitations. #unfit
underpants
(187,348 posts)Link to tweet
?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A
ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)Never mind, I finally found a video that shows that part! Here it is, for anyone who is interested:
underpants
(187,348 posts)ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)Right after I posted, I found a video that included the apron thing, but I really like this, because it shows just that part.
HoosierDebbie
(388 posts)Although the store's owner has his back to the camera, I'm pretty sure that Trump does his signature pump and pull during their handshake.
Trump's reason for this stunt is beyond me. He mocks Harris for saying that working at McDonald's was a hard job and that working the fry station was hot. So, is he trying to show that it is not a hard job and that it is not hot? Insult to all restaurant workers in my opinion.
Why does he call the work of frying potatoes called working at the fry counter? I have not done this kind of work but I would think it would be called "working the fries". There is no counter at that station.
pfitz59
(10,987 posts)no grace. No fluidity. Mechanical.
orleans
(35,261 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,952 posts)Discribes unsanitary awful things he does in the art of the deal ( ewww)
I was told about it and its gross. hope he didnt do that at McDonalds since he was not wearing gloves. Trump is a health code violation all by himself.
cutroot
(989 posts)That will keep him off the streets and out of trouble
LaMouffette
(2,294 posts)a special trick that he "can only do once": blow himself up onstage. Like Daffy, Trump will do anything to grab the spotlight and get all the news media talking about him.
Orrex
(64,323 posts)I mean it. We've all said "he should live long enough to be defeated at the ballot box and sentenced in the court room," and that would be great, but honestly at this point I'd be thrilled just to see him stroke out.
A stroke so massive that it pops his eyes from his skull and blows that ridiculous tumbleweed from his pate.
Iwasthere
(3,376 posts)Spare us the BS after Kamalas win Nov 5th.
I would love to see him become disabled. Like the people he mocked. A stroke that affects one side of his body, and he can't walk and he can't write, and he can't talk clearly.
He has enough money so that he could live a relatively comfortable existence, but he would NOT be president. Oh, and on top of that, please send him to jail.
Orrex
(64,323 posts)As long as he can no longer speak or tweet or otherwise communicate with the outside world, as you note.
Might also be nice if he's in constant pain, but now I'm hoping for too much.
LittleGirl
(8,499 posts)but I can't agree with you more. Good honest hard working people with big hearts die every day in this world and that f* just won't die already.
Orrex
(64,323 posts)I am not in the habit of wishing ill on people, not even Dubya during his too-long tenure, but Trump is a special case.
And I've likewise noted that good people die every day while the orange shitstain trundles on about his hateful business.
ananda
(30,937 posts)and make McDonald's a white supremacy gig.
bmichaelh
(643 posts)He did not work as President.
Obama had a reputation for reading stacks of briefing papers when he was President.
Trump preferred graphics and maps in his briefings.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/when-it-comes-intelligence-briefings-the-president-likes-maps-msna953356
Captain Zero
(7,579 posts)nt
634-5789
(4,334 posts)Think. Again.
(19,079 posts)...and so far mcdonalds has been too mcchicken to call him out on that.
ultralite001
(1,183 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,080 posts)...because Trump loves to eat horse cock.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,383 posts)Instead of the hand holding as he was shown how to lift a basket out of the fryer etc. I'd love to see Kamala do it 3x quicker and with no help.
It would be a great ad. Side by side video. And it would also shut up to some extent the lie that she never worked at a Macdonalds. While also showing "anything Trump can do, Harris can do better" That's the ad tag line!
SupportSanity
(1,168 posts)Only Trump. Get it while it's hot.
If you knowingly ordered food from Trump you deserve all the fries in shart sauce. Great isn't it?
MiniMe
(21,831 posts)Does he think we are stupid? They shut t he entire restaurant down to pull this stunt
ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)Practically the first words out of his mouth were about her, and he repeatedly brought her up again. For some reason, that has really gotten under his skin.
The truth is, he's never done an honest day's work in his life, and he knows it. He just can't stand the fact that Ka-MAH-la has done something he hasn't. What a loser!
SomedayKindaLove
(1,108 posts)She now lives in his head with every Big Mac and is ruining the experience for him.
ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)Don't know why I didn't think of that!
Iggo
(48,532 posts)Geuricol
(10 posts)Wonder Why
(4,718 posts)SupportSanity
(1,168 posts)AdamGG
(1,522 posts)But he has the time to do this and to sway to music for 40 minutes.
Skittles
(160,304 posts)FakeNoose
(36,005 posts)He cannot open his mouth without insulting Americans of one type or another.
I'm so sick of him, and of the news media that created him.