Concurrent to him continuing to whine about the Democrats supposedly not showing up to work on addressing the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump will apparently be hosting a fast food buffet at the White House this Monday evening. He explained as much while answering questions from reporters outside the White House about what he’d be doing for the day, shortly before he left for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s convention down in New Orleans.
Explaining how he’d host the college football national champions the Clemson Tigers, Trump said:
‘It’ll be exciting — a great team, an unbelievable team. They’ll be coming tonight and I think we’re going to serve McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King with some pizza. I really mean it. I would think that’s their favorite food. So we’ll see what happens.’
“I think we’re going to serve McDonald’s, Wendy’s, & Burger King, with some pizza. I would think that’s their favorite food.” — Trump, on Clemson football team visit pic.twitter.com/QPQ5SFSZhQ
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 14, 2019
It’s not clear why they would need to provide what sounds like at least four different kinds of fast food. Does the White House not have catering staff on duty? Do local outposts of the respective chains Trump mentioned not have enough to themselves handle however much a single football team could eat in one sitting? Does Trump know that generally, the highly processed offerings found at the places he mentioned aren’t cited as someone’s “favorite food”? Even people who frequent the establishments probably wouldn’t say as much. Every so often, a story pops up of someone who tried to consistently eat somewhere like McDonald’s for a significant period of time, and they’re left in terrible shape. The food items themselves can last for inordinate periods of time too, considering they’ve been proceed beyond belief.
Trump’s odd relationship with fast food goes way back. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has shared that on the campaign trail, Trump often got himself McDonald’s meals including two Big Macs, two Filet-o-Fish sandwiches and a chocolate milkshake. He has repeatedly posted images of himself with fast food products, including McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In the White House, in addition to questions about his mental stability or lack thereof, Trump’s physical health has come under scrutiny considering issues like his diet. Some have even questioned whether or not now former White House physician Ronny Jackson moved his tabulation of Trump’s weight down in order to keep him out of the “obese” category.
Now, it appears as though Trump is ready to share his love of fast food driven calories with the Clemson Tigers, who not too long ago beat the Alabama Crimson Tide — for the second time, becoming champions.
Trump has had an infamously bad relationship with national championship winning teams at this point in his presidency, completely cancelling a planned event with the Super Bowl winning Philadelphia Eagles after a number of players said they weren’t exactly interested in palling around with the racist loudmouth-in-chief. In place of that event, Trump held one to honor the flag, since he’s beefed with the NFL over players daring to peacefully protest during the national anthem — and he’s that petty, apparently.
He’s no doubt happy for the change of pace in welcoming the Tigers.
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