Donald Trump makes surprising visit to McDonald's store during US election 2024 campaign. Here's why

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visited a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday as he stepped up his criticism of Democrat Kamala Harris and dug into his claim, spread without offering evidence, that she never worked at the fast-food chain while in college, as per AP report.

The former president visited a McDonalds in Feasterville-Trevose, which is part of Bucks County, a swing area northeast of Philadelphia. Harris has talked during her campaign about her experiences as a fry cook at McDonalds and Trump planned to try his hand before heading to an evening town hall in Lancaster before attending the Pittsburgh Steelers home game against the New York Jets, AP reported.

The McDonald's owner, Derek Giacomantonio said, "It is a fundamental value of my organization that we proudly open our doors to everyone who visits the Feasterville community."


He said in a statement that was why he accepted Trump's request "to observe the transformative working experience that 1 in 8 Americans have had: a job at McDonald's."

As Trump put it reporters when he got off his plane: "I’m going for a job right now at McDonald’s," before adding, "I really wanted to do this all my life."

Trump has fixated in recent weeks on the summer job Harris said she held in college, working the cash register and making fries at McDonald's while attending Howard University in Washington. Trump says the vice president never worked there, the latest example of his longtime strategy to seize on conspiracy theories and question the credentials of his political opponents, as per an AP report.

Trump repeated the claim Friday night at a campaign rally in Detroit, saying Harris "lied about working at McDonald's."

Police closed the busy streets around the McDonald's he was visiting and cordoned off the restaurant as a crowd a couple blocks long gathered, sometimes 10- to 15-deep, across the street straining to catch a glimpse of Trump. Horns honked and music blared as Trump supporters waved flags, held signs and took pictures.

Harris, who was a California prosecutor before becoming a senator and vice president, raises her McDonald's experience as a way to show she understands working-class struggles.

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