Donald Trump is set to take on an unusual role this Sunday, working the fryer at a McDonald’s in Philadelphia. This visit follows his ongoing fixation with Vice President Kamala Harris’s past summer job at the fast-food chain, a topic he has repeatedly brought up during campaign rallies.
During his campaign, he has frequently cast doubt on her claims, suggesting they’re “fake” and implying she has never truly worked there.
During a rally in Pennsylvania last month, Trump announced, “I think I’m going to go to a McDonald’s next week… and I’m going to work the French fry job for about half an hour.” He further claimed his brief stint would mean he’d “have worked longer and harder at McDonald’s” than Harris did, stirring excitement among his supporters.
In a recent MSNBC interview, Harris confirmed her summer job at a California McDonald’s in 1983, emphasizing the significance of such jobs for many American families. The vice president remarked, “I did the fries,” pushing back against Trump’s skepticism.
“I just want to ask you, yes or no,” anchor Stephanie Ruhle. said. “At any point in your life have you served two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions…”
“I have,” Harris replied. “It was not a small job, I did the fries.”
“Part of the reason I even talk about having worked at McDonald’s is because there are people who work at McDonald’s in our country who are trying to raise a family,” she continued. “I worked there as a student.”
It all comes after he made a very odd, sexually charged comment about famed golfer Arnold Palmer during a rally in Pennsylvania this weekend.
Speaking in Palmer’s hometown of Latrobe, Trump shared a lengthy 12-minute anecdote, initially praising the golfer’s remarkable career.
But then veered into questionable territory, discussing intimate details about the golfer’s time in the shower with fellow pros, stating, “This is a guy that was all man. He took showers with the other pros; they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable.’ I had to say it.” He insisted on the veracity of his claim, adding, “I had to tell you the shower part because it’s true.”
The remarks quickly drew ridicule on social media, with users expressing disbelief at the content of Trump’s anecdote. Podcast host Dan Pfeiffer quipped about the priorities of swing voters, listing “the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong” among key concerns. Others commented on the inappropriate nature of Trump’s statements, with one user sarcastically noting, “Real dinner table stuff.”
As Trump’s comments made headlines, he remains in a tight race against Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where recent polls show him leading by just one point. While Trump addressed the audience in Latrobe, Harris was campaigning in Atlanta alongside Usher, highlighting the contrasting strategies as the election season heats up.
As Trump’s comments about Palmer drew criticism, he remains in a tight race with Harris in Pennsylvania, with the latest polls showing him leading by just one point. While Trump prepares for his McDonald’s fry cooking debut, Harris continues to campaign elsewhere, including a recent event with Usher in Atlanta.
