Trump serves McDonalds at White House ceremonial dinner

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed the NCAA champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House Monday with a shutdown smorgasbord of fast food offerings he called "great American food," including piles of pizza and fries and more than 300 burgers.

“Because of the shutdown, as you know, we have the great Clemson team with us, so we went out and ordered American fast food paid for by me,” the president said in the East Room, standing behind a table loaded with offerings from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Dominos served on silver platters, behind a gilded candelabra.

The president's decision to spring for the event came because much of the residence staff at the White House is furloughed during the shutdown, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement before the event began.

Ahead of the event, Trump told reporters he thought the selection would be a success because the team featured "very large people that like eating."

The president praised the on-the-field exploits of the team. "To the athletes today, who have eaten more than anyone ever: You inspire America. You really have," he said later in East Room.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-welcomes-clemson-tigers-white-house-american-fast-food-paid-n958661

[Horny Chicken 11,112]

I feel bad for Americans who are struggling to pay their bills

 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

McEmbarrassment 

[WorstBehavior 1,141]

I’m craving McDonald’s right next now. And a mango smoothie 

[LateToCult 42,098]

Nnn. There’s a another video where you can hear a player say they thought it was a joke. 

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1 minute ago, LateToCult said:

Nnn. There’s a another video where you can hear a player say they thought it was a joke. 

The Kingsman comes to mind...lol

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Serving fast food at a White House dinner is the most Trumpest thing he could do  that photo and statement looks kinda tacky

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2 minutes ago, Woolfsmck said:

The Kingsman comes to mind...lol

Found it. ~00:17 seconds is where it’s at. The guy is off camera 

 

[sarahb 17,244]

He's a walking parody 

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The fact that he's standing under a painting of Abraham Lincoln....i-

 

[Amidana 4,328]

Ewwwww 🤢 McDonald's gives me a headache I would die in that room

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5 minutes ago, Acsnpdx8 said:

The fact that he's standing under a painting of Abraham Lincoln....i-

Even Abraham Lincoln looks like he’s wondering why he got shot just for hundred years later McDonalds will be served on a White House silver platter

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There's so much here to comment on:

He has the money to have had the event catered by a fine dining company, of which there are many in Washington, but he chose cheap fast food. That's an enormous insult.

They didn't even take the food out of the boxes, and it's just sitting there getting cold without any heat source (except for the pizzas). So he basically "honored" these athletes by making them eat cold, cheap fast food.

This was an event to honor these athletes, but he had to say, "Oh, this is because of the shutdown," again, trying to make this political and all about him. He could have simply graciously had the event catered and said nothing about the shutdown.

I don't know about you all, but where I live in the Deep South, there are SO many conservatives that say that they're "so happy to finally have a classy family in the White House" (which really means not black, but you know...), and people gave Michelle Obama constant crap for her vegetable garden and encouraging healthy eating. This is pure trashiness, through and through, and they will never see or acknowledge that. This administration is a ****ing parody.

 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

Doesnt he like stuff his face with fast food while watching Fox News every day? This ain't surprising.

 

Makes me want McDonalds tho  

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How TF isn’t this an Onion article  This presidency is a joke