Trump Stoops to Weird New Low With McDonald’s French Fry Pin Photo-Op
Donald Trump was awarded with a “french fry certification” pin as he surveyed the damage of Hurricane Helene, in North Carolina Monday. North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards joined Trump at the event in Swannanoa, bestowing the Republican nominee with a fake award for his few hours pretending to work at a McDonalds Sunday.*“I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter, a day or so ago, and it was my honor to present um, the uh french fry certification pin,” Edwards said, noting that he also owned McDonald’s franchises. The awkward ceremony was particularly dystopian given the destruction feet behind them.Edwards: I also own McDonald's restaurants and I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter a day or so ago and it was my honor to present president trump with the french fry certification pin pic.twitter.com/s7Up4ghaIG— Acyn (@Acyn) October 21, 2024Edwards previously published a list thoroughly debunking “myths” about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, many of which were largely perpetuated by Trump and other MAGA Republicans. Trump continued to criticize the efforts of FEMA and hurricane relief workers on Monday.One reporter asked Trump if his constant slander of emergency relief efforts was actually helpful, in light of the recent arrest of an armed gunman who threatened FEMA workers. Trump told reporters, “Well, I think you have to let people know how they’re doing.“If they were doing a great job, I think we should say that too because I think they should be rewarded.… If they’re doing a poor job, we’re supposed to not say it?“These people are entitled to say it,” Trump said, implying that making threats against federal employees was well within their rights as Americans. Trump continued to claim that FEMA had no money because it had been spent on “illegal migrants” and “terrorists.”* This article originally misidentified the city where this event took place.
Donald Trump was awarded with a “french fry certification” pin as he surveyed the damage of Hurricane Helene, in North Carolina Monday.
North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards joined Trump at the event in Swannanoa, bestowing the Republican nominee with a fake award for his few hours pretending to work at a McDonalds Sunday.*
“I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter, a day or so ago, and it was my honor to present um, the uh french fry certification pin,” Edwards said, noting that he also owned McDonald’s franchises. The awkward ceremony was particularly dystopian given the destruction feet behind them.
Edwards: I also own McDonald's restaurants and I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter a day or so ago and it was my honor to present president trump with the french fry certification pin pic.twitter.com/s7Up4ghaIG— Acyn (@Acyn) October 21, 2024
Edwards previously published a list thoroughly debunking “myths” about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, many of which were largely perpetuated by Trump and other MAGA Republicans. Trump continued to criticize the efforts of FEMA and hurricane relief workers on Monday.
One reporter asked Trump if his constant slander of emergency relief efforts was actually helpful, in light of the recent arrest of an armed gunman who threatened FEMA workers. Trump told reporters, “Well, I think you have to let people know how they’re doing.
“If they were doing a great job, I think we should say that too because I think they should be rewarded.… If they’re doing a poor job, we’re supposed to not say it?
“These people are entitled to say it,” Trump said, implying that making threats against federal employees was well within their rights as Americans.
Trump continued to claim that FEMA had no money because it had been spent on “illegal migrants” and “terrorists.”
* This article originally misidentified the city where this event took place.
