{"id":2358159,"date":"2024-10-22T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senators-take-action-against-mcdonalds-just-a-day-after-trumps-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T23:05:35","slug":"democratic-senators-take-action-against-mcdonalds-just-a-day-after-trumps-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senators-take-action-against-mcdonalds-just-a-day-after-trumps-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Senators Take Action Against McDonald&#8217;s Just a Day After Trump&#8217;s Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdemocratic-senators-take-action-against-mcdonalds-just-a-day-after-trumps-visit%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=2358159&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>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-leaders-agree-to-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-after-forced-flight-diversion\/\" title=\"EU Leaders Agree To Impose Sanctions On Belarus After Forced Flight Diversion\">recent incident involving<\/a> former President Donald \u200cTrump and a visit he made\u200c to a McDonald&#8217;s in Pennsylvania as \u200dpart of \u200chis presidential campaign. His appearance was primarily well-received, but soon after, three Democratic senators\u2014Elizabeth Warren, Robert Casey Jr., and Ron Wyden\u2014expressed concerns \u2064over rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenflation-november-saw-biggest-jump-ever-in-restaurant-prices-fast-food-up-record-7-9\/\" title=\"Bidenflation: November Saw Biggest Jump Ever in Restaurant Prices, Fast Food Up Record 7.9%\">fast food prices<\/a> in a letter directed to the CEO \u200dof \u2063McDonald&#8217;s. The senators implied that \u200cthese price\u200d increases\u2063 were \u2063problematic \u200bamid economic struggles faced by\u200c working families, attributing some \u200cblame to\u200b the corporate strategies under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062their letter,\u200b the senators acknowledged that McDonald&#8217;s was not the only <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fast-food chain experiencing price hikes<\/a> but emphasized the company&#8217;s \u200bsignificant market influence. They questioned McDonald&#8217;s pricing decisions and referenced \u200btheir $5 Meal Deal that was aimed at addressing concerns about value. The\u2064 article argues that the timing of the senators&#8217; letter seems to be suspiciously linked to Trump&#8217;s\u200c McDonald&#8217;s visit,\u200c suggesting\u200b potential\u200b political motivations behind their \u2064criticism.\u200c The writer expresses frustration with governmental overreach into private business\u2063 practices, characterizing the senators&#8217; actions as hypocritical and an example of partisan politics.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Something smells fishy here &hellip; and it&rsquo;s not the Filet-O-Fish.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, former President Donald Trump &mdash; the Republican presidential nominee &mdash; dropped by a McDonald&rsquo;s in Pennsylvania for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-s-6-minute-video-showing-experience-working-fry-cook-mcdonalds-worth-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a well-received<\/a> campaign stop and photo-op amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-stadium-goes-wild-trump-arrives-sunday-night-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whirlwind weekend<\/a> of activity in the key swing state.<\/p>\n<p>(Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-cant-help-whine-donald-trumps-mcdonalds-visit-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mostly<\/a> well-received campaign stop.)<\/p>\n<p>Less than 24 hours after Trump&rsquo;s pit stop at McDonald&rsquo;s, a trio of Democratic senators are suddenly taking umbrage with the ubiquitous fast food chain.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidence? Perhaps.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But that doesn&rsquo;t make it any less eyebrow-raising.<\/p>\n<p>In a snide letter sent Monday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elizabeth-warren-sings-taylor-swift-song-painful-attempt-mock-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of course<\/a>), Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, and Ron Wyden of Oregon directly addressed Chris Kempczinski, president and CEO of McDonald&rsquo;s, about what the letter called &ldquo;concern regarding increases in fast food prices over the last several years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of note, &ldquo;the last several years&rdquo; would just about fully entail the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris &mdash; and all of the Bidenomics\/Kamalanomics that would come with those two, but I digress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We write with concern regarding increases in fast food prices over the last several years and seeking information regarding McDonald&rsquo;s pricing decisions,&rdquo; the three senators wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in a bid to nuke its own narrative, the three brilliant Democrats admitted that McDonald&rsquo;s pricing issues are hardly unique to it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While McDonald&rsquo;s is not the only fast food restaurant that has increased prices significantly in recent years, its dominant market position as the largest fast food chain in the United States has an outsize impact on American consumers,&rdquo; the senators continued.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, so they&rsquo;re punishing a company for its success. Gotta love that equity, right?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While working families are trying to make ends meet, McDonald&rsquo;s and its corporate counterparts have continued to grow their profits,&rdquo; the senators said, explaining how most at-profit corporations are operating under Biden&rsquo;s gross mismanagement of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The entire letter, which can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/letter_to_mcdonalds_ceo_remenupriceincreasesandstockbuybacks1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,&nbsp;needles Kempczinski and his company on a myriad of topics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Earlier this summer, in an effort to combat lagging sales, McDonald&rsquo;s announced a $5 Meal Deal,&rdquo; the senators probed. &ldquo;Although initially introduced as a limited-time offer, [McDonald&rsquo;s USA President Joe Erlinger] recently said the company is extending the deal because its availability has helped shift &lsquo;sentiment towards the brand around value and affordability.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Apart from the $5 Meal Deal, has McDonald&rsquo;s lowered prices on individual menu items? If no, please explain why not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Um, what? Even setting aside the suspicious timing of this inquiry, in what world do United States senators have the right to bother a private business &mdash; no matter how large or successful it may be &mdash; about things as granular as the business decisions around a $5 deal?<\/p>\n<p>God certainly hasn&rsquo;t given them that right, and neither has the Constitution. No, this is just another egregiously naked example of Democrats lusting for power via borderline unconstitutional government overreach.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s gross, it&rsquo;s dictatorial, and its exactly what the Democrats love accusing Trump of doing so much.<\/p>\n<p>In other words: They&rsquo;re hypocrites, the lot of them.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, the above rant is all assuming that this attack on the Golden Arches&nbsp;<em>wasn&rsquo;t&nbsp;<\/em>done with malicious intent due to Trump&rsquo;s photo-op.<\/p>\n<p>But if it was? 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On Sunday, former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, visited a McDonald\u2019s in Pennsylvania for a largely positive campaign stop and photo opportunity during a busy weekend in this crucial swing state. However, less than 24 hours later, three Democratic senators expressed their discontent with the popular fast-food chain. Coincidence? Maybe. <\/p>\n<p>In a pointed letter sent on Monday, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, and Ron Wyden of Oregon addressed Chris Kempczinski, McDonald&#8217;s president and CEO, regarding their &#8220;concern about rising fast food prices over recent years.&#8221; Notably, &#8220;recent years&#8221; coincides almost entirely with President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration and its economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>The senators stated: \u201cWe write with concern regarding increases in fast food prices over the last several years and seeking information regarding McDonald\u2019s pricing decisions.\u201d They acknowledged that McDonald&#8217;s isn&#8217;t alone in raising prices but emphasized that its status as the largest fast-food chain significantly affects American consumers.<\/p>\n<p>They criticized how working families are struggling while corporations like McDonald&#8217;s continue to increase profits under what they described as Biden&#8217;s poor economic management. The letter also questioned whether McDonald&#8217;s had lowered individual menu item prices despite introducing a $5 Meal Deal to boost sales.<\/p>\n<p>This inquiry raises eyebrows\u2014what gives U.S. senators the authority to question private businesses about specific pricing strategies? This appears to be another blatant instance of Democrats seeking power through questionable government intervention\u2014a move they often accuse Trump of making while being hypocritical themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth considering whether this attack on McDonald&#8217;s was motivated by Trump&#8217;s recent visit; if so, it suggests that some within the establishment are more threatened by him than previously thought<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-v-Warren.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43516,11237,40199,39354],"class_list":["post-2358159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-senators","tag-mcdonalds","tag-political-action","tag-trump-visit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-v-Warren.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358159","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}