However, Trump has repeatedly challenged this claim, calling her a liar, though he provides little evidence to back up his accusations. His allies have pointed out that her résumé doesn’t mention McDonald’s, and Trump used his time working at the drive-thru as an opportunity to bring it up again.
“Now I have worked at McDonald’s,” he said. “I’ve now worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala. She never worked here.”
Varying Responses
People have responded in various ways. There have been comments on the internet about Trump dodging the minimum wage question. Joseph Costello on X described Trump as a puppet for billionaires when it comes to policies that affect regular working people.
On the other side of things, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, shared a video of Trump working the fry station on X, with the caption,
“This is awesome.”
For Trump, his affiliation with McDonald’s seems to be a point of very pointed pride. As an employee showed him how to operate the fryer, salt the fries, and box them, Trump brought up Harris again, saying,
