Former President Bill Clinton had to gently remind a Georgia McDonald's employee who he was in an encounter that went viral on social media.
in Clips shared on X The 42nd president was out campaigning for Kamala Harris in the battleground state at the urging of President Clinton's chief of staff, Angel Ureña, wearing jeans and red, white and blue with USA written on the back. He approached the counter wearing a track jacket.
The woman working the counter immediately flashes a wide smile of faint recognition, but it's clear she's not entirely sure who the rumpled old politician is standing before her.
After a few seconds, she took a chance and asked, “Joe?” — an apparent reference to President Biden, 81.
Although the audio is low, the 78-year-old former president appears to be saying, “I'm Bill.”
Hearing this, the McDonald's employee clearly got even more excited and shouted, “Bill!?” Then she rushed around the counter and hugged him.
Her colleagues laugh and applaud while the counter employee bursts into laughter with glee. Mr. Clinton was all smiles as employees at the back of the restaurant moved forward to capture the moment on their cellphones, exchanging looks of disbelief.
After being ousted by the Harris campaign just three weeks before Election Day, Clinton's support from the black community lags far behind previous Democratic candidates, according to polls. stopped by the restaurant.
Trump is Black voter turnout this year is 15%. — compared to just 7% in 2016.
Georgia has 16 electoral votes, making it a key battleground state where both parties are actively fighting for victory.
The photo shoot was like a homecoming for the now slimmed-down former commander-in-chief. Although he has been a vegan for more than a decade, Bubba's penchant for cheeseburgers, especially McDonald's cheeseburgers, was well known during his presidency.
A famous photo from the 1990s shows a sweaty jogger stopping by Mickey D's for a snack alongside the Secret Service.
