Donald Trump traded his suit jacket for one McD apron in an unamusing stunt; he has not looked better

Donald Trump wanted to show the world he can cook. He flaunted his culinary skills not at home in Mar-a-Lago, but at a McDonald’s kitchen in suburban Philadelphia. When he arrived, all suited up and the lapels flanking his usual flaccid red tie, he told the owner of the store (in the US, McD is based on franchising), who was there to receive him, “I’m looking for a job”. When he learned who the fellow was, he said, “must be a wealthy guy”, quickly debunking the belief that he wants to fight for the regular folks. He continued: “I have always wanted to work at McDonald’s, but I never did.” Unlike you-know-who, but if you don’t, he would inform you: “I’m running against somebody that said she did but it turned out to be a totally phoney story.” Of course, the former president has said that countless times, without evidence. He then asked, “if you don’t mind, I’d like to work the French fry counter.” Does anyone who walks in for a job (and, heaven forbid, he isn’t an immigrant, illegal or otherwise) gets to choose?

Mr Trump was given an apron to wear. He asked, “should I take off my jacket? I think the press wants to see this.” With the presidential hopeful, it’s always a show. He put the grey apron with yellow straps over his head and asked for assistance so that the waist straps could be secured at the back. And he stood there so that the cameras could take it all in, while he continued to troll his running mate. This was clearly a photo op, a chance for Mr Trump to be in the kitchen of a McDonald’s, whose burgers he loves to no end. And to offer visual evidence that he has indeed worked in a McDonald’s even if the entire session probably lasted no more than thirty minutes. He was not shown to have washed his hands before starting his kitchen duty. Nor did he use a glove. It is not known if Mr Trump knew anything about food preparation hygiene, let alone deep-fry anything. After his brief moment at the fryer, he was seen serving packed orders to secret-service approved drive-through customers.

Donald Trump with an apron over his white shirt and the foolish tie is more fetching than him in his often lumpy suit jacket (especially at the shoulders). He looked like Colonel Sanders. Okay, a MAGA-siding restaurant supervisor, which might be the image that is more relatable among his base than that of an angry, vile politician or a convicted felon. The apron, even without the neck strap sitting properly (no stylist was present nor a surrogate, such as Laura Loomer), was just the thing to show how working class he could be, although we know that it was a lie. Mr Trump has never worked a day in McDonald’s, as he admitted, and he still had not. There was his physical presence at the store, but that did not amount to employment. That made it another one of the fabulist’s countless, blatant untruths. It was also likely Mr Trump’s first time wearing an apron, but that did not mean he was tied to anyone’s apron strings or that he would be, not even his wife’s. And definitely not a porn star’s.

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