Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday had a seemingly provoked reaction to former President Donald Trump while working at a McDonald's in Philadelphia.
Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, responded: video A photo of President Trump wearing an apron and learning how to make french fries at McDonald's. In his post about X, Walz referenced unproven claims that Harris previously worked at McDonald's.
“This man has spent decades raising workers' wages, cutting overtime pay for millions of people, and opposing every effort to raise the minimum wage,” Walz said in the post. I wrote it.
“Do you know who actually worked at McDonald's and joined the workers on the picket line and fought for the workers?” Walz added, “@KamalaHarris.”
Walz's social media post criticized Trump's visit to the McDonald's where he works. learned I made fries, took customer orders, and talked to a few customers at the drive-thru.
1 customer said President Trump says he was praying with his wife
“Thank you, Mr. President,” the customer said from the drive-thru window. “You are the ones who made it possible for ordinary people like us to see you. Thank you so much for all you do. He's the kind of person you want to be.”
The customer's wife added: “Thank you for taking the bullet for us.”
“Mr. President, please don't let America become Brazil, my home country Brazil,” said another customer. said Mr. Trump.
President Trump responded, “We're going to make things better than ever.''
President Trump's visit to McDonald's comes after Harris previously claimed that she once worked there.
Monaka interview Along with Drew Barrymore, Harris was asked if the “rumor” that she worked at McDonald's was true.
“I did it,” Harris said. “Yes, I worked at McDonald's. When I was in school…I was doing french fries. I made french fries. I made french fries and then I worked as a cashier.”
Mr. Harris has previously claimed The former McDonald's worker spoke during a 2019 labor rally when she was running for president in 2020.
“I worked at McDonald's,” Harris said at the time. “When I was a student, I worked at McDonald's.''
Harris claims to have previously worked at McDonald's, but has “never mentioned it” during her campaign or even mentioned it in her “two books.” washington free beacon reported In August, he added that McDonald was not listed on previous job applications or resumes.
Harris' job at McDonald's, which reportedly took place at a California Bay Area franchise the summer after her freshman year, is the latest addition to her carefully orchestrated life story. For decades, Ms. Harris never mentioned it on the campaign trail or in her two books. Her job application and resume, which she submitted a year after graduating from college, do not mention this. Third-party biographers have not written about it. She didn't mention the job until Harris ran for president in 2019 and spoke at a labor rally in Las Vegas, telling the audience, “When she worked at McDonald's, she was a student.”
From August, Harris campaign advertisements will also be available. References McDonald's claim: “She grew up in a middle-class family. She was the daughter of a working mother and worked at McDonald's while getting her degree. Kamala Harris knows what it's like to be middle-class. , that's why we're determined to lower health care costs and make housing more affordable.”
of washington free beacon Additionally, while it is possible that “Mr. Harris” actually worked at McDonald's in her younger years, “that detail is not in the public record, and her campaign has been reluctant to provide further details.” “The fact that they are refusing to do so raises questions,” he added.
Politicians who took menial jobs in food service as teenagers are often quick to cite it as evidence of their working-class bona fides. Future president Barack Obama said during his 2008 campaign that his first job scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu instilled in him the virtues of responsibility and hard work.
President Trump's visit to McDonald's was criticized by MSNBC host Alex Witt and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who called it “illogical.”
