McDonald's said it cannot necessarily confirm that Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a job at one of its burger joints, but that it has heard that she has “fond memories” of working there as a teenager. I'm proud,” he added.
On Sunday, the fast-food giant asked Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, to explain how McDonald's provides meaningful pathways to economic opportunity and nourishes and nurtures communities. We invited you to visit one of our restaurants to share what we are doing.
The invitation came on the same day that former President Donald Trump staffed the french fry cooker at one of his Golden Arches restaurants in battleground Pennsylvania over the weekend.
President Trump accused Harris of lying about when she worked at McDonald's.
“While our company and our franchisees do not have records of every position dating back to the early ’80s, what makes Eighth Eighth so powerful is that many Americans This is a common experience we have had,” the company said in a statement. Long statement posted on X.
“One in eight” is a reference to the oft-cited statistic that one in eight Americans has worked at McDonald's at least once.
The vice president claimed that in the summer of 1983, while on leave to pursue a degree at Howard University, he worked as a cashier and made french fries at a McDonald's in the Bay Area.
McDonald's said in a statement that it was proud to hear about “former President Trump's love for its products” and Harris' “fond memories of working under the Arch.”
McDonald added: “I do not support candidates for elected office and this election is no different.”
The company said one of its franchisees had received local law enforcement approval for President Trump's surprise job Sunday at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, where he made fries and worked as a drive-thru worker. Announced.
“Upon learning of the former president's request, we responded based on one of our core values of being open to everyone,” the company said in a statement.
“Franchisees welcome Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to their restaurants to share how McDonald's provides meaningful pathways to economic opportunity and nourishes and nurtures communities. It was the same approach of inviting them,” McDonald said.
The newspaper has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
McDonald's said in a statement that given the amount of time Harris reportedly worked there and President Trump's longstanding preference for fast food, McDonald's has become a “staple of conversation this election cycle.” .
“While we did not ask for this, it is evidence of how McDonald's resonates with so many Americans,” the company said.
The carefully worded statement came after left-leaning media outlets struggled to respond to Trump's surprise appearance at a McDonald's, where he made small talk with employees and customers while attacking Harris.
NBC News scolded the former president for putting “too much salt” on his fries, but detailed the safety measures taken by his campaign ahead of the Mickey D's stop, noting that passengers in drive-thru cars were “tested and screened.” He even pointed out that he had received ” Despite the fact that he faced two assassination attempts within a few months.
Rolling Stone magazine called the appearance “bizarre.”
The New York Times took issue with Trump's attire, mocking his French-cuffed shirt and lack of a hairnet, and questioning his cooking experience, writing, “There is scant evidence that Trump cooks for himself.”
