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I guess he thinks he's one upping Harris or something? Weird.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I feel bad for the workers there. You see so many examples in the past of people meeting the President in "normal" situations and how it's an experience of a lifetime to remember. I guess this still will be something to remember, but not in the way others have been.

"I once helped this old guy through a shift in fast food."

"Yeah, how was that?"

"Terrible. He couldn't understand basic stuff like cooking fries. I had to help him do everything. Oh, he was a former President too."

I doubt even a few years ago when Carter was still building houses for people, no one had to walk him through stuff even more complex than cooking fries. Granted he's had experience working for decades. Can you imagine Trump with a hammer or a power tool?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Totally. He's mocking them on a number of different levels, and it's extra fucked up:

  • he's been wealthy his entire life and never worked a job
  • he's doing this to mock Harris
  • it's not an actual representation of all the bullshit and hard work the people working there have to deal with
  • it's a campaign stunt
  • he's probably never even ordered in an actual McDonald's before
  • he has absolutely no clue what those people get paid
  • those workers won't even be eligible for the "no tax on tips" bullshit he's trying to win people over with

There's like a dozen more I could pick out, but these are just the most egregious.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

it's not an actual representation of all the bullshit and hard work the people working there have to deal with

This is the one thing from the list I think many* people don't understand. Unless you've worked in some sort of retail environment, it's hard to relate to the shitshow they can be.

*I say many because I have no idea how many people have had a touch of the wonderful world of retail. Maybe a lot have, and some people just are assholes anyway afterwards.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (6 children)

He couldn't even make fries. The kid walked him through the easiest thing ever, clearest instructions ever, has obviously been teaching people. Trump still fucked it up. Kid tells him to put them slowly in the oil and trump tries to put it on the hanger. The kid had to grab his hands and pull him away to get him to actually put the fries in the oil.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there a video of this somewhere? It sounds amusing

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (5 children)

5:40 but you should sit through the 5 minutes of cringe to get there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxk4X8tlK8

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"So why do you think you would be a good fit for a vice president?"

"Well, I worked in McDonald's three decades ago so..."

Because sane people definitely put a McDonald's job from their youth in their political career resume

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

It's not the only thing he reeks of.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

I've literally already seen Trump supporting family members post about how Trump has worked at McDonald's and Harris was lying about it, so that's why he should run the country.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Ok and I worked there for 2 years longer than Mr Trump did 🏆

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

They'll have to make sure the fry oil is a cool 60°F or else this fuck will 100% burn himself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

I would lose my appetite if I saw that bloated orange shit smelling fuckwit touching my food.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Donald is desperate to talk about Big Macs and Arnold's Palmer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Hmm… does he have a food handlers card?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Finally a job he is qualified for.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That fucker is absolutely not qualified to do anything working at McDonald's. He's not qualified to handle food, work a register, or even clean a toilet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Assistant to the fry chef?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rage and reaction .... it's the only thing he's got going for him at this point

Just keep shit posting to the world and keep everyone talking about him in whatever context or situation ... it doesn't matter as long as we're talking about him.

And we are .... the campaign is working ... expect more shitposting, stupidity and insanity in the weeks to come.

Turnip may be dumb ... but we're all equally stupid for putting up with him and watching this dumpster fire and endlessly talking about it.

And yes ... I am guilty of it all too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

You're right. Also, we have to oay attention to him be he's hit a critical mass of people willing to burn it all down on his say-so. Catch 22.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is ugly but you have to admit he is putting in the hours now that Uncle Joe isn’t running.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

He's doing nothing, canceling interviews, not showing up for debates because he's exhausted and scared, and dancing in stage instead of answering questions.

He's too old to run and everyone knows it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Putting in the hours cancelling interviews and wandering aimlessly at rallies, heh

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

He sure is putting in 2 or maybe 3 hours of work a day. What a ball of energy!

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