{"id":2357598,"date":"2024-10-21T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:53:52","slug":"the-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Press Can&#8217;t Handle Trump&#8217;s Brilliant Display Of Retail Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald \u2063Trump visited\u200b a McDonald\u2019s in Pennsylvania, where he served customers at the drive-through window, an event\u2064 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-sean-parnell-army-veteran-and-former-congressional-candidate-announces-run-for-u-s-senate-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Republican Sean Parnell, Army Veteran And Former Congressional Candidate, Announces Run For U.S. Senate In Pennsylvania\">attracted significant media attention<\/a>. Trump appeared to enjoy the experience and\u200b even suggested he might return. During this visit, he humorously \u2064referenced \u200bbeing shot\u200d at during the summer and took the opportunity to mock Vice\u2062 President Kamala Harris\u2019s claims about working at McDonald&#8217;s, saying he had now &#8220;worked for 15 minutes\u200d more than Kamala.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The visit was viewed as a strategic campaign\u200d move,\u200d allowing Trump to engage directly\u200b with voters while also trolling Harris about her alleged falsehoods regarding her fast-food work\u2063 history. This has sparked various\u200c reactions; some on the left criticized Trump\u2019s actions as disrespectful to actual restaurant workers, while others\u2063 defended it as \u2064a connection \u2063to everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<p>News outlets like MSNBC questioned the effectiveness of\u2063 Trump\u2019s \u2063McDonald\u2019s visit, \u2063and articles emerged \u200bchallenging the integrity of the franchise where he worked briefly by highlighting previous health inspection failures. Meanwhile, both The New York Times\u200c and Forbes emphasized \u2064the lack of evidence supporting\u200b Harris&#8217;s claims about her\u200c job at \u2062McDonald&#8217;s, calling out Trump&#8217;s lack \u200dof substantiated\u2064 proof \u200cfor \u200dhis own assertions. the event generated significant dialogue about authenticity and the political\u2062 strategies of \u200dboth candidates in \u200bthe lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The press was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/21\/trumps-mcdonalds-stop-exposes-corporate-medias-contempt-for-the-working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hysterical<\/a> after former President Donald Trump manned the drive-through window at a Pennsylvania McDonald&rsquo;s Sunday and genuinely looked like he was having a blast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think I might come back and do it again,&rdquo; Trump said after handing off another bag of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-wants-15-federal-minimum-wage-reports-small-businesses-would-be-hardest-hit\/\" title=\"Amazon Wants  Federal Minimum Wage; Reports: Small Businesses Would Be Hardest Hit\">fast food<\/a>. When the next car pulled up, Trump went on to chuckle about being shot in the face this summer when a passenger said, &ldquo;Thank you for taking a bullet for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Two McDonald&rsquo;s customers come up to the drive up window to see President Trump greet them, and then drop this absolutely amazing line:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. President, thank you for taking a bullet for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Americans of all backgrounds love Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mt9HPbjbWc\">pic.twitter.com\/Mt9HPbjbWc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1848089921199776045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Republican presidential nominee walked into the franchise restaurant in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, Sunday &ldquo;looking for a job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always wanted to work at McDonald&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Trump said in a TikTok video shared on X. &ldquo;I never did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The campaign stop was characteristic of a president who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fmUaKg-K-TI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">famously served<\/a> the iconically American chain&rsquo;s burgers and fries to champion football players in the White House five years ago. His brief shift behind the fryer allowed the ex-president to interact directly with voters while taking a dig at Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; alleged fast-food r&eacute;sum&eacute; embellishment.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I&rsquo;m not sure everyone comprehends what a masterful day of campaigning this is.<\/p>\n<p>Trump makes fries and works the drive thru window at a McDonald&rsquo;s near Philly.<\/p>\n<p>A town hall in Lancaster to follow.<\/p>\n<p>And then he&rsquo;ll own the Steelers game in Pittsburgh at night.<\/p>\n<p>Harris could never. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B3mRjRF8SE\">pic.twitter.com\/B3mRjRF8SE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimMurtaugh\/status\/1848082816614965555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In August, The Washington Free Beacon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/i-did-fries-kamala-harris-claims-she-worked-at-mcdonalds-but-she-never-mentioned-it-until-she-ran-for-president-did-she-really-toil-beneath-the-golden-arches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Harris likely fabricated her experience as a McDonald&rsquo;s fry cook after she failed to mention the job in any of her political memoirs. The first time Harris laid claim to the fast-food gig was during a 2019 workers&rsquo; protest in Las Vegas when she first ran for president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve now worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala,&rdquo; Trump joked from the drive-through booth.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The Sunday panelists on MSNBC were incredulous that Trump&rsquo;s Pennsylvania pit stop had any &ldquo;logic&rdquo; to it, despite the fact that Trump&rsquo;s brief stint as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-should-give-her-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-candace-owens-rips-aoc-on-minimum-wage-comments\/\" title=\"\u2018We Should Give Her The Nobel Prize In Economics\u2019: Candace Owens Rips AOC On Minimum Wage Comments\">fast-food worker<\/a> was an obvious and effective troll of his opponent&rsquo;s own authenticity.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MSNBC says working at McDonald&rsquo;s is bizarre and strange. This is how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> and the elites think of everyday Americans who work everyday jobs.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VaSXiI5jyr\">pic.twitter.com\/VaSXiI5jyr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheStevenCheung\/status\/1848078942428914038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Newsweek&rsquo;s Khaleda Rahman&nbsp;responded to Trump&rsquo;s fryer shift by publishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mcdonalds-donald-trump-worked-failed-last-health-inspection-1971998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hit piece<\/a> targeting the local franchise where the former president served fries, proclaiming that the &ldquo;McDonald&rsquo;s Donald Trump Worked at Failed Last Health Inspection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; running mate, Tim Walz, meanwhile, went on ABC&rsquo;s &ldquo;The View&rdquo; to claim Trump&rsquo;s experience cooking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-delivery-service-booms-in-brazil-amid-pandemic\/\" title=\"Food delivery service booms in Brazil amid pandemic\">delivering food<\/a> with minimum-wage restaurant workers was somehow &ldquo;disrespectful&rdquo; to them.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Walz on The View: Trump going to work at a McDonald&#8217;s was disrespectful to McDonald&#8217;s workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ZMB9MrNNI\">pic.twitter.com\/2ZMB9MrNNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon\/status\/1848386511382704399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/20\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-mcdonalds-work-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2024\/10\/20\/trump-works-fryer-at-mcdonalds-and-accuses-harris-without-evidence-of-lying-about-summer-job\/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainTwitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a> reacted to the substance of the campaign trip by placing the burden of proof on Trump to disprove Harris&rsquo; apparently mythical career as a fast-food restaurant worker. Both papers complained Trump&rsquo;s charges about the Democrat&rsquo;s lack of evidence to support her r&eacute;sum&eacute; experience came &ldquo;without evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Birtherism, meet burgerism,&rdquo; the Times stated, characterizing Trump&rsquo;s biographical claims (which go right to the heart of Harris&rsquo; authenticity) as &ldquo;outside the lines of traditional fair play in politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The paper didn&rsquo;t respond with any verifiable evidence that Harris had actually worked at McDonald&rsquo;s, just assertions that Trump is unkind to cast doubt over whatever Harris says.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It exploits the fact that her life story is not as well known or as well documented at this late stage of the campaign as those of most presidential nominees have been. And it gives voters who may already harbor doubts about her another invitation to dismiss her and doubt what she says,&rdquo; the Times read.<\/p>\n<p>The paper never corroborated Harris&rsquo; time at McDonald&rsquo;s, beyond repeating the testimony of a single friend of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s who said she recalled Harris working at McDonald&rsquo;s sometime around the time they attended high school. McDonald&rsquo;s, however, has shown no records that Harris ever worked for the company, which the Times excused because &ldquo;trying to knock down Mr. Trump&rsquo;s claims could also breathe life into them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, The New York Times deployed the full force of the paper&rsquo;s investigative resources to prove Harris worked at McDonald&rsquo;s, only to come up empty and claim Trump is a liar anyway. Trump is so effective that the Democrats and the media can&rsquo;t handle it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The press reacted wildly as Trump worked the drive-thru at a PA McDonald&#8217;s, enjoying himself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2357599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-McDonalds-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32140,43445,3634],"class_list":["post-2357598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-media-coverage","tag-retail-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-McDonalds-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}