With the US presidential election just over two weeks away, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited a McDonald's branch in the swing state of Pennsylvania. There, he donned a yellow apron and cooked batches of french fries for customers. At the restaurant, Trump shed his suit jacket, dipped wire baskets of potatoes into sizzling oil, salted them, and handed them out to some of his supporters through the drive-through window, which had been closed to the general public. Thousands of people lined the street opposite the restaurant to catch a glimpse.
"This is something I've wanted to do all my life," Trump commented. "I like this job. I'm having a lot of fun here," he added, referencing his well-known fondness for fast food. Trump claimed the McDonald's visit was partly a dig at his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, who has mentioned working at the fast-food chain during her college years in California. He once again accused Harris of lying about her McDonald's employment, though he provided no evidence to support his claim.
Harris's spokesperson, Ian Sams, criticized the stunt as a sign of Trump's desperation. "All he knows how to do is lie," Sams said. "He can't comprehend what it's like to have a summer job because he was handed millions on a silver platter, only to squander it." The Harris campaign also pointed out that Trump's visit aimed to overshadow his opposition to an increase in the federal minimum wage and his support for a rule that could make it more challenging for workers to win legal claims against the parent company if a franchise owner violated minimum-wage and overtime laws.
Both candidates were vying for votes in the most competitive states. Harris, the US vice president, appealed to early voters in Georgia, while Trump, the former president, campaigned in Pennsylvania ahead of the November 5 election.
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