Just minutes after former President Donald Trump's transient appearance at a McDonald'swhere he served french fries to drive-thru customers in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, the Republican candidate began sniping at his election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I have now worked 15 minutes longer than Kamala. She never worked here,” Trump he said to a crowd of reporters through the drive-thru window, pulling a McDonald's apron over his shirt and tie.
The McDonald's location Trump visited was closed to the general public for his appearance.
Trump repeatedly makes the unproven claim that Harris is lying about working at McDonald's in her 20s. Harris has denied the accusation.
Trump's abbreviated fast food shift took place in Bucks County and included several tutorials from employees on how you can operate the fryer and operate the drive-thru. He then distributed orders to a number of customers, all of whom were his supporters.
“I wouldn’t mind this job,” Trump said. “I think I might come back and do it again.”
Trump answered questions from several reporters on the drive-thru window.
“Strange place for a press conference,” he said.
Asked how much he was being paid, Trump joked: “Not enough. I want more. I want more money.”
The Harris campaign mocked Trump's campaign stunt.
“This guy has spent decades tightening workers' wages, slashing overtime pay for millions of people and resisting efforts to raise the minimum wage,” Harris' vice chairman, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wrote in a single social network post on Sunday.
“Do you know who actually worked at McDonald's, joined workers on picket lines, and fought for working people? @KamalaHarris,” Walz added.
Both campaigns are courting the job vote with guarantees like eliminating the tip tax. Harris has secured the support of assorted firms Trade unions nationwide, including the United Auto Workers and the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
With just 16 days until the Nov. 5 election, Trump's McDonald's appearance was a part of a broader Sunday event in Pennsylvania to capture the eye of voters within the battleground state.
Top Trump supporter Elon Musk held a rally in Allegheny County. And Trump was scheduled to carry his own rally later Sunday in Lancaster before attending the Pittsburgh Steelers' football game against the New York Jets on Sunday night.
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