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[–] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 63 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

He said this when asked whether he thinks she worked at McDonald's

“I know she didn’t. We checked it out,” the former president said. “They said she never worked here. She even picked the store. We went to the manager. The manager’s been there forever. ‘You remember her. No, she never worked here.’”

This is fucking hilarious. Harris is 60 this month. She says she worked there as an undergrad so let's be generous and say 21. That means that it was 38-39 years ago. So the manager must be at least mid 60s. Which I just kinda doubt. Seems crazy that a manager of McDonald's from the mid 80s is still working at the exact same McDonald's as the manager. And if they are the exact same manager, there has probably been hundreds of people who have worked there in the last 40 years, I doubt they remember any of them.

Edit:not teens, during undergraduate, numbers updated

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago

Well yea, we know he lied, why don't his voters care? I would care if someone lied so brazenly to me all the time.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know why anyone should give a fuck even if Harris lied about working at McDonald's. If she lied, the lie is so soft it neither compares against the worst things she's done nor does it register against Donald's absolute tsunami of falsehoods.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 45 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I would never have known Harris worked at McDonalds, but Trump will not shut up about it.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He just can't accept the thought of some peasant fast food worker making their way to the top

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 10 points 3 weeks ago

...and him being the one losing to her.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

He's just such a fucking reegard

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Soon:

This just in, a Pennsylvania McDonald's has been shut down for violating numerous health codes during and after Donald Trumps visit. What officials described as a "cloud of fecal bacteria" descended upon the building upon Trumps entrance, and has lasted many weeks since, even after a building fumigation. Officials say the McDonald's in question may have to be condemned.

McDonald's refused questions about whether or not their ice cream machine was in operation.

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Trump put on an apron and took pictures for the media of him working behind the counter scooping fries. The guy has uncontrollable anal leakage to the point that he has to sit on pads so he doesnt stain couches, but Mcdonalds let him into the food prep area to touch peoples food???

WTF, mcdonalds. First you give away free food to the IDF, and now you quite literally smear shit on food for a photo op?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mcdonalds-troll-harris-1235138509/

[–] Axxys@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The towel/couch thing is not true. It looked like it on the pic and there were memes about it, but in the video it's clearly just his ridiculously long suit ties.

Trump has a million other valid things to mock, don't mock the debunked stuff or we're no better than Fox News.

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dont see that it has been debunked. Do you have info you can show me please? Old people wear diapers. It happens. I am quite literally taking care of 2 elderly adults who wear diapers right now. 45% of elderly wear diapers, and yes, you do smell them at times. In this case neither of us can prove or disprove his continence.

[–] Axxys@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I cannot prove whether he's continent or not. I'm just saying I've seen multiple posts of him sitting on "a towel" like this

https://images.app.goo.gl/wciroyiFZJVH7p837

In which the videos clearly show it's just his stupidly long coat tails.

And debunked stuff like that is simply not needed when we're talking about Trump. We should check our sources and assumptions because the right does not.

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In which the videos clearly show it’s just his stupidly long coat tails.

No. its not clearly shown at all. Nor is it debunked. Looks like a towel to me. Nor do you have any proof at all.

[–] Axxys@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

For fucks sake.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. What did you do before deciding I have no proof? That it's "not debunked".

You don't have to disprove a negative, that's not how proof works.

All I'm trying to say is we should do our research lest we should be as susceptible to bullshit as the right is.

Look, I googled it. First result.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1847322963734876390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1847322963734876390%7Ctwgr%5Eab231f9c172e72cf4d376848892ed50b8b83523c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fpop-culture%2Ffact-check-was-trump-sitting-towel-fox-friends-interview-viral-claim-debunked

Edit: for those who don't want to watch a video, it clearly shows him sitting on the towel-less couch.

Stop being so stupid that I get put in the unenviable position of defending a man I despise.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lordy, I hope there are tapes!

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago

Unedited preferably.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Make him clean the bathroom.

Edit bonus: He's a germaphobe, it'll be hell for him in ways beyond what you or I would experience.

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I immediately thought of this, and wished I lived in the area just so I could go leave the most devastating shit in one of those toilets.

[–] maxenmajs@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is his most absurd photo op yet. I do not believe he is certified to handle food. If he doesn't know how not to contaminate food then he'd be putting the health of customers in danger.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Coming soon "orange cheese dusted Big Mac"

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Someone else brought up such a great reminder - Marie Antoinette had a little fake village built for her so she could pretend to be a poor person. Servents would have to work in the fake businesses and like, sell her a loaf of bread and shit.

Absolutely no idea why I'm bringing that up in this specific thread.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

guy couldnt sit through a one hour interview, theres no way he spends more than 5 minutes in the back of that mcdonalds. and as far as doing anything? no way. they are going to demo all the equipment while he pretends hes helping.

its like taking your toddler to work.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hmm. No, not qualified to work at McDonald's. But don't feel so bad. Not everyone can pass the background check and keep the sexual harassment policy.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Was just gonna say..... I've seen this plotline before...

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Lol, Donnie dipshit couldn't even drop a basket of fries without help. Probably too busy dropping a duce in his Huggies

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why is he going to a McDonald's to pretend to be working for a couple of minutes, what is that supposed to prove, or disprove? The theatre called politics in the US can be quite baffling.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I was wondering this, as well. Apparently Kamala says she worked at McDonald's previously and Trump claims that she's lying. Since that matters for some reason, he's working at McDonald's to draw attention to the alleged lie.

I think that's what's happening, but don't take the above as gospel.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

A very good way of getting him elected again, is to give him publicity.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Someone get several barrels or disinfectant ready to clear out that bathroom.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Instead of cooking the fries he'll give them a hit of his spray tan

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

His down smash is a charged AOE cloud around him - max 5m and 30% max damage charge, no falloff

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Wonder what the Google reviews of this branch look like, riiight about now...

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

He fucked it up, didn't he? All of it.

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I hope it’s a few hours long too. Not just 5 minutes.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I hope he dips his penis in the fryolater.

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