Alright, let me tell you something—Donald Trump working a McDonald’s drive-thru window is like watching an orangutan try to pilot a 747. It’s not going to fly, but boy, is it going to make a lot of noise.
This isn’t just about Trump—it’s every politician who thinks that wearing a fast-food uniform and flipping burgers for 20 minutes somehow makes them “one of us.” Let’s cut to the chase: nobody needs a demonstration that you, Donald, can read a touchscreen and pass a cheeseburger through a window. We know you can! I’m sure even your golden toilet knows you can! It’s patronizing. What do you think we’re going to do? Cheer because you managed to press “Big Mac” and pass it to the SUV full of your supporters blasting “Crazy Train” outside?
The whole thing is so over-the-top, it’s like watching a bad infomercial. Trump, who’s been fixated on Kamala Harris’s claim about working at McDonald’s during college, decided to one-up her. The man grabs a McDonald’s headset and acts like he’s pulling off some Herculean feat by handing out fries. Let’s get real: half of the people reading this article worked at McDonald’s, and nobody got out of their car screaming, “My God! He (or she) did it! He handed me my fries, and now I feel closer to him than my own father!”
Look, you don’t see doctors running political stunts where they give flu shots in Walgreens to prove they know what the hell they’re doing. Because it’s dumb! But politicians, oh no, they gotta act like they’re starring in some reboot of Undercover Boss. Except we’re not fooled. It’s not undercover, and you’re not fooling anyone.
Here’s the kicker: Trump had the nerve to joke he worked longer than Harris. No, man, you didn’t. You ran a fry station for 15 minutes, maybe just enough time to burn a nugget or two, and then held a drive-thru news conference. It’s like watching a toddler run a lemonade stand and then claim they’re the next Steve Jobs. Stop it. Just stop it.
At this rate, the next campaign stunt will be politicians running TSA lines to prove they “understand our struggles.” As if standing in line with 4,000 other miserable souls trying to get their shoes off quickly is going to win my vote. Hell, if you really want to show you’re one of us, how about handling customer service calls for Comcast? Now that’s a struggle!
This fast-food theater doesn’t make anyone more relatable—it makes them look desperate and out of touch. You want to be “man of the people”? Show me policy that makes my life better, not a milkshake you just took a sip of before you passed it through.
And consider this, before you mail in your vote to save yourself the indignity of standing in line: They don’t actually hire convicted felons at McDonalds! (Look it up). Do you really want a guy who can’t get a job flipping burgers, working in the highest office in the land?
