Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris was “hands on” working at a Pennsylvania McDonald's after former President Donald Trump helped make fries at a McDonald's restaurant in Pennsylvania over the weekend. For a while, he claimed it was a stunt and ridiculed Trump.
“Vice President Harris and I grew up middle class, and we understand that. She actually worked at McDonald's,” Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said on “The View.”
President Trump has repeatedly said Harris does not work at McDonald's, and the vice president regularly touts the job on the campaign trail. She told Stephanie Ruhl in an interview, “One of the reasons I tell you that I worked at McDonald's is because there are people working at McDonald's in our country who are trying to support their families.” .
Walz accused President Trump of pandering during an appearance on “The View.”
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Gov. Tim Walz attacked Donald Trump during an interview on “The View,” saying Kamala Harris “actually worked at McDonald's.” (Screenshot/ABC)
“She did not pander to and disrespect McDonald's employees by standing there in a red tie and taking pictures. His policies undermined the very employees who were at that McDonald's. Whether it's home ownership, health care, reproductive rights, it's the cost of the product,” Walz added.
“So there's still a lot of work to be done, but let me be clear: Nothing Donald Trump is proposing will help the middle class,” Walz said. “There is work to be done, and we recognize that. I think the vice president's proposals are realistic and will make a difference. We need to continue to do that.”
Walz was also questioned Monday for making misleading statements about his past during a normally friendly interview.
Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, greets members of the congregation during a service and early voting event at Divine Faith Ministries International in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
“I think we need to be careful about this. If you're talking about something that happened in Hong Kong 35 years ago in August 1989. People are going to label that as a pathological liar like Donald Trump. “I think they make a distinction.'' But I think it's important to be careful how you speak. I think for me, being a teacher, being a coach, I just speak my mind honestly. ” he said.
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After Harris accused Harris of lying about working at the iconic fast-food chain, Trump supporters attacked her as she worked an afternoon frying job and handing out orders. They surrounded a McDonald's restaurant. Harris has not provided proof that she worked there, but the restaurant says it has no employment records going back that far.
The Washington Free Beacon reported. Her resume a year after graduating from college did not list her work at McDonald's during her college years, and her 1987 job application for a law clerk position with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office did not mention her employment at McDonald's. He claimed that it was not recorded. Some of her defenders say it was inappropriate to list the fast food job when applying for a law job.
Former President Donald Trump waits in the drive-thru line at a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2024. (Photo by Wynn McNamee/Getty Images) (Photo by Wynn McNamee/Getty Images)
“I worked 15 minutes longer at McDonald's than Kamala,” Trump said through the drive-thru window as he handed out orders.
As Trump smiled, made fries and continued to serve customers, he praised his managers and promised to make America better if elected president again.
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FOX News' Brooke Singman and Stephanie Price contributed to this report.
