Donald Trump works the fryolator at McDonalds in Pennsylvania campaign stop.

 

Donald Trump at the McDonalds in Feasterville-Trevose Pennsylvania. New York Post/AP.

Donald Trump worked the fryolator at a Pennsylvania McDonalds campaign stop. New York Post. Trump is famous for his love of the fast food chain and recently criticized Kamala Harris and her claims that she worked at McDonalds in college. Trump has questioned Harris and her employment history after she said working at the restaurant helped her related to votes. Trump had fun at the event, cooking fries and handing out meals to Trump supporters. 1000 Trump supporters showed up for the event, though only a few were able to get food from the former President. 

My Comment:

The Democrats are calling this a campaign stunt and, to be frank, it absolutely is. Given the security concerns with Donald Trump and the two previous attempts on his life, there is no way the Secret Service would allow random people to pull up to that McDonalds. I am guessing every single person working in that restaurant and in the line there was seriously vetted by the Secret Service. 

With that being said, it was a good move for him. Not only was he able to bring more attention to the fact that Harris is probably lying about working at McDonalds, (she has not been able to prove it), it also shows a more human and humble side to him. It should play well for voters in the area and if nothing else it's pretty funny. 

Indeed, that's probably a bigger factor for Trump than the "Harris not working at McDonalds" story. That is hardly something that matters and if someone actually decides to not vote for Harris because of that instead of the dozens of valid reasons not to, I'd like to meet them. 

But the stunt does humanize him and makes him look  little more humble. Obviously a photo op isn't the same as actually working at McDonalds, but given the hysterical reaction we are seeing from the media over this story, I think it does indeed help Trump. The media orders have gone out and the left leaning outlets are all calling this "bizarre". 

I think it shows that Trump is actually comfortable with his lead. There is a reason why he can afford to pull stunts like this while Kamala Harris absolutely cannot. Most polling shows Trump in the lead now, both in the electoral college and the popular vote. And he's doing events in New York and New Hampshire, showing that he's trying to pad the lead in the electoral college. 

Either way, I continue to struggle with the idea that people don't like Donald Trump. Other presidential candidates have pulled stunts like this, but only Trump made it work and made it funny. I can understand not liking his policies or not liking the worst aspects of his personality, but when he pulls things like this, you kind of have to laugh along with him.