{"id":1579,"date":"2024-10-22T02:28:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-clarifies-policy-after-trump-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T02:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:58:50","slug":"mcdonalds-clarifies-policy-after-trump-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-clarifies-policy-after-trump-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s clarifies policy after Trump visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>The US Republican presidential candidate stopped at the iconic fast-food restaurant during a recent campaign trip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fast food giant McDonald\u2019s has denied taking sides in the US presidential race following Republican candidate Donald Trump\u2019s recent visit to one of its locations, according to media reports on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump stopped at the chain\u2019s restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. The former US president put on an apron and cooked French fries, also handing customers their food through the drive-thru window.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s said in an internal message to workers that it <em>\u201cdoes not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next president.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<br \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are not red or blue \u2013 we are golden,\u201d<\/em> the message said, as quoted by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>The company further claimed that it did not invite Trump, but described his visit as proof of the company remaining a key part of everyday American life.<br \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While we\u2019ve not sought this, it\u2019s a testament to how much McDonald\u2019s resonates with so many Americans,\u201d<\/em> it wrote, adding <em>\u201cthough we are not a political brand, we\u2019ve been proud to hear former President Trump\u2019s love for McDonald\u2019s and Vice President Harris\u2019s fond memories working under the Arches.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, McDonald\u2019s also clarified that local franchisee Derek Giacomantonio got a request from law enforcement about Trump\u2019s <em>\u201cdesire to visit a Pennsylvania restaurant.\u201d<\/em><br \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/605999-trumps-serves-french-fries\/\">Trump makes French fries at McDonald\u2019s (VIDEO)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe proudly open our doors to everyone who visits the Feasterville community,\u201d<\/em> Giacomantonio said. <em>\u201cThat\u2019s why I accepted former President Trump\u2019s request to observe the transformative working experience that 1 in 8 Americans have had: a job at McDonald\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than 95% of all McDonald\u2019s US locations are operated by franchise operators, who have to abide by certain guidelines in their agreements with the parent company, but are free to invite political candidates.<\/p>\n<p>A well-known fan of fast-food chain, Trump on Sunday used the visit as an opportunity to mock his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. The latter has said during her campaign that she once worked at the chain when she was in college. <br \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve now worked for 15 minutes more than Kamala,\u201d<\/em> Trump told reporters, repeating his assertion that Harris <em>\u201cnever worked at McDonald\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US fast food giant says it had nothing to do with a Donald Trump campaign stop in Pennsylvania Read Full Article at RT.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>McDonald\u2019s clarifies policy after Trump visit - 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