Pennsylvania state Senate candidate Dave McCormick has announced that he will lose his highly anticipated campaign opponent, Bob, after former President Donald Trump visited a fast food company's store in the Keystone State while on the campaign trail. -Accused Senator Casey of “retaliating against McDonald's.''
Senate Democrats Casey, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden sent a letter to McDonald's CEO on Monday saying Trump used flyers at McDonald's franchises. The next day, the company was accused of price gouging. Fast food chain Feasterville, Pennsylvania during a campaign event.
The trio's letter accuses the company of jacking up prices on consumers to boost profits, and McCormick said Casey was “subject to retaliatory pressure simply because he doesn't like Donald Trump.” He accused them of using tactics.
“Following President Trump’s wildly popular visit to his local McDonald’s franchise Feasterville, Bob Casey retaliated against McDonald’s by hitting a new low. This is just the latest in a series of anti-corporate attacks by Casey on his family's dynasty. They're resorting to retaliatory pressure tactics simply because they don't like Donald Trump,” McCormick told Fox News Digital.
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick (right) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania). (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images | Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)
The senators' letter, which does not mention Trump by name, was sent a day after the president visited a McDonald's in Casey's home state of Pennsylvania on Sunday.
“While McDonald's is not the only fast food restaurant to significantly raise prices in recent years, McDonald's dominant market position as the largest fast food chain in the United States has a significant impact on American consumers.” said the three. A number of senators wrote in their letters:. “While working families are trying to make ends meet, McDonald's and its affiliates continue to grow profits.”
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Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) and Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick shake hands during a campaign event in Reading, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 2024. (Reuters/Gina Moon)
The letter asks McDonald's CEO how the company prices individual menu items, whether McDonald's provides pricing guidelines to its franchisees, and how McDonald's executives asked them to address questions such as whether they received bonuses or other incentive-based compensation between 2020 and 2024.
McDonald's countered that the letter “demonstrates a lack of understanding of the franchise business model.”
“McDonald's and our franchisees are committed to maintaining affordability, from the daily prices on our menu boards to our popular $5 meal deals and other offers available locally or on the app. This letter reflects our franchise's business model and, for example, the $5 meal deal with McChicken, which is the opposite of price gouging. I will continue to show up for the cause,” McDonald told FOX News Digital in comments Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump (center) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pennsylvania, center left) at McDonald's in Pennsylvania. (Brook Singman)
Mr. Casey's blaming of inflation and the economic crisis on price gouging has become a common theme in his long-awaited re-election campaign, with last-minute updates this week suggesting the race has shifted from a Democratic-dominated race to a Cook Political one.・Moved to a toss-up based on reports. . Pennsylvania is seen as the most battleground state in this election cycle, likely to determine the outcome of the federal election, and political attention is also focused on the Senate race between Casey and McCormick.
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“Companies claim that prices are going up only because costs are going up,” Casey declared at the Democratic National Committee over the summer. “They're selling you lies. It's in your bag with your diapers. Prices are going up because these companies are trying to jack up prices.”
McCormick's campaign has pushed back, calling the argument bogus and claiming that “wasteful” federal spending “rubber-stamped” by Casey and other Democrats has driven up prices for consumers.
Republican presidential candidate and 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 Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Nearly all McDonald's restaurants in the United States are privately owned franchises, including the one in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, that President Trump visited on Sunday.
“I worked 15 minutes longer at McDonald's than Kamala,” Trump said through the drive-thru window as he handed out orders.
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“I love McDonald's. I love my job. I love seeing good work. And I think it's inappropriate for someone to be so disparaging about the place you work. That's her history. “An important part of the book, consider that you worked at McDonald's,'' he added.
The McDonald's visited by President Trump is owned by Derek Giacomantonio, who told FOX Digital on Sunday that the franchise “opens our doors to everyone who visits the Feasterville community.”
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“As a small independent business owner, it is a core value of my organization that we proudly open our doors to all who visit our Feasterville community. That's why 1 in 8 Americans “I accepted former President Trump's request to observe the transformative work experience experienced by people who have worked at McDonald's,” Giacomantonio said.
Former President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday afternoon that he worked as a french fry cook at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania and has now worked at the fast food chain longer than Vice President Kamala Harris. (Brook Singman)
“As a former crew member, I can attest that this job is about more than burgers and fries, it’s a meaningful path to opportunity. I am proud to have provided more than 25,000 jobs and am honored to share my work with the incredible impact of the restaurant and franchise business model that is here today.'' Mantonio continued.
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President Trump's visit to McDonald's has sparked anger from Democrats, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who accused the president of visiting McDonald's and “mocking” American workers. did.
“They're having Donald Trump dress up as a McDonald's because they think that's what people do,” Ocasio-Cortez said at a union event called “Get Out Early Vote” in Pennsylvania. “That's because I'm here.” “They're not trying to empathize with us. They're making fun of us.”
Trump supporters have defended the McDonald's visit as symbolic, posting memes and photos of the former president supporting his re-election bid.
FOX News Digital reached out to three senators and Casey's campaign about the letter, but did not receive a response.
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