What did Donald Trump say? During his rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 19, the 78-year-old former president was criticized for his peculiar references to the private parts of the late pro-golfer Arnold Palmer.
“Donald Trump's closing message is discussing Arnold Palmer's p---- with Pennsylvanians,” one individual wrote on X, which was previously known as Twitter, in conjunction with a video of Trump.
“This is a guy that was all man. When he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there. They said, ‘Oh my God. That's unbelievable.’ Haha, I had to say it,” Trump stated while addressing the audience.
Users responded by criticizing the father of five for his peculiar statements.
“He’s cooked. Done. At best, Trump should be on the golf course telling these stupid stories to any schmuck still willing to listen. But this man should be nowhere near the Presidency,” one individual disclosed, while another asserted that Trump has “no moral compass.”
“So he didn’t just creep on teen pageant girls but also male golfers too?... who knew,” a third person quipped, while a fourth person attacked the convicted criminal, calling him a "weirdo."
“The other day Trump danced nonstop for 40 minutes… Today, he’s talking about the size of another man’s p----. He’s completely lost it.” an additional individual observed.
Trump was recently criticized for his weight after he removed his suit jacket at McDonald's, in addition to being criticized for his sexual comments as OK! Magazine previously reported.
After the viral videos and photographs of Trump learning to make French fries at the establishment, there was a backlash against his appearance.
“He probably should be laying off the fries,” someone stated, while another chimed in, “The lumpy stomach is moving up and meeting the droopy boobs in the middle.”
"That shirt is begging to be breathed," a third individual expressed, while a fourth individual observed, "His suit jacket is a significant contributor to his overall appearance, and I would never wish to see him without it again."
In addition to his appearance, Trump's inability to prepare the fries correctly also elicited animosity from critics.
“HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH! The guy at McDonald's tells Trump what to do at the fry machine, and he proceeds to do it wrong. Donald can't even follow basic instructions,” a person wrote, accompanied by footage of Trump's difficulty responding to the employee's guidance.
“This is the first time in his entire life he's ever done a sliver of actual work,” one person wrote in response, while another added, “Trump isn’t fit to run the fryer at McDonald’s and he’s not fit to be president. Enough with this s--- show! We need a serious president!”
“Too stupid to work at McDonald’s. But wants the launch codes ... again,” another individual stated.
Meanwhile, during the final days of his third presidential attempt, Trump is bringing one of the most recognizable American corporations, McDonald's, into the political arena.
During his Sunday trip through the Keystone State, the former president visited one of the fast-food chain's branches in Pennsylvania. While there, he changed out of his suit jacket and into an apron to serve as a fry attendant.
After some time had passed, he proceeded to hand customers meals via the restaurant's drive-thru window, which was closed for the occasion. He informed them that he had prepared the food himself and that it was all on him.
The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, has stated that she worked as a young lady in the same position that she currently holds, which is a biographical fact that was revealed during her initial campaign for the presidency. Since then, it has become the focal point of the founding tale of the middle class, which she has emphasized as an essential component of her presentation to voters as the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
It is generally known that Trump has a profound passion for the Golden Arches and the services it provides. In the meantime, Trump has become obsessed with Harris' work at the restaurant.
In interviews and while out campaigning, he frequently accuses Harris of fabricating the factoid, but he does not provide any evidence to support his claim. His visit to the eatery is his most recent attempt to plant the seeds of doubt over the Democrat's previous employment history.
On Sunday, Trump delivered the following statement to the proprietor of the McDonald's located in Feasterville-Trevose: "I'm looking for a job. And I've always had the desire to work at McDonald's, but I never got the chance to do so. In my campaign, I am going up against someone who claimed that she did, but it turned out that the tale was utterly false."
For the most part, Harris has disregarded Trump, calls from his followers, and questions from conservative news outlets to provide evidence that she was present at the location. In response to a request for comment regarding Trump's accusation and his forthcoming visit to McDonald's, her campaign did not respond.
The campaign official informed CNN that Harris worked at a McDonald's in Alameda, California, during the summer of 1983 when she was still a student at Howard University in Washington. McDonald's was located in the Alameda region. According to the official, she worked the register and operated the fry and ice cream machines.
While appearing on Drew Barrymore's talk show earlier this year, Harris told the actor, "I did fries." Then I went ahead and did the cashier." In addition, Harris, who was running for president in 2019, mentioned her employment at the fast-food business while she was on the picket line with striking McDonald's employees.
During the Democratic National Convention this summer, her supporters made numerous references to her time spent there onstage. They did so to contrast her childhood with Trump's upwardly mobile background. Harris would "break my record as the president who has spent the most time at McDonald's," former President Bill Clinton quipped. Harris would be the first president to do so.
Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas asserted that "one candidate worked at McDonald's," while "the other candidate was born with a silver spoon in his mouth."
Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, who is seeking the office of Harris' running mate, asked, "Can you simply picture Donald Trump working at a McDonald's?" If it were to cost him anything, he would never be able to operate that awful McFlurry machine.
Throughout his career, Trump has had a habit of questioning the biographies of his competitors, frequently without any basis. During the "birther" movement, which was ultimately discredited, he was one of the most vocal individuals.
This campaign incorrectly questioned Barack Obama's citizenship and eligibility to serve in the White House, which ultimately resulted in the president, who was born in Hawaii, releasing his long-form birth certificate.
A conspiracy theory suggesting Sen. Ted Cruz's father was involved in the killing of President John F. Kennedy was promoted by Donald Trump during the Republican primary election in 2016. Any evidence did not support this idea.
During this election season, Trump made the erroneous assertion that Harris had only recently begun to embrace her Black background. He also made the incorrect suggestion that his Republican primary opponent, Nikki Haley, who had previously served as the governor of South Carolina, was not a natural-born citizen of the United States.
In spite of this, Trump continued to embellish his personal narrative with fabrications and exaggerations even as he continued to level these accusations. In his autobiography The Art of the Deal, which became a best-seller, he coined the term "truthful hyperbole," which is an oxymoronic term but nonetheless depicts his relationship with facts about himself.
During a 2007 deposition, lawyers caught Trump lying at least 30 times over two days, mostly over mundane facts about his businesses, such as the size of his workforce, a payment for speaking fees, and the cost of his golf membership. He also once claimed that he stood on the rubble at ground zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and that he paid his workers to clear away the debris, neither of which is backed by public record.
And there are multiple accounts of Trump calling reporters under the alias “John Barron,” a supposed executive at his company who once duped a Forbes reporter into inflating Trump’s fortune on the magazine’s list of wealthiest people.
It’s unclear why Trump has latched on to Harris’ McDonald’s employment or why a visit there was warranted during one of his few remaining weekends before Election Day. However, in recent interviews, Trump has suggested that a small detail about his rival’s past shouldn’t be dismissed.
Trump also visited a McDonald’s early in his presidential campaign, this one in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed there, sparking an environmental and public health crisis. He joked to a woman working the register there, “I know this menu better than you do. I probably know it better than anybody in here.”
The former president has long stated his affinity for fast food. During a 2016 CNN town hall, Trump, a self-described “very clean person,” attributed his preference for their offerings to quality control, saying, “You’re better off going there than someplace you have no idea where the food is coming from.”
Trump brought that affection into the White House, where he once served Clemson’s national championship football team an array of burgers and pizza. His son-in-law Jared Kushner quipped in his autobiography that he knew Trump had turned the corner in his battle with the coronavirus when he requested his favorite McDonald’s order.
In an appearance last week on Fox News, Donald Trump Jr. lamented that the network, in its interview with Harris, didn’t ask her which McDonald’s she worked at. He also asserted that his father’s familiarity with the chain’s offerings would surpass the Democratic nominee’s.
“I think my father knows the McDonald’s menu much better than Kamala Harris ever did,” Trump Jr. said.
