Cross-posted from “Too Bad, So Sad, Too Late - McDonald’s tells U.S. restaurants it’s not a ‘political brand’ after Trump visit” by @JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee in !news@beehaw.org
Excerpt:
Though President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonald’s location on Sunday, the fast-food giant is trying to stay neutral in the presidential race.
“As we’ve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While we’ve not sought this, it’s a testament to how much McDonald’s resonates with so many Americans. McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next President,” the company said in an internal message viewed by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.
I haven’t eaten at a McDonalds since before covid, and I don’t really miss it.
I haven’t eaten at McDogball’s in years. Their food has always been trash and now it’s overpriced trash. If this steers more people away from eating there for political reasons then all the better.
I went to McDonald’s two years ago because I was craving fries. The “value meal” was $12. Or I could pay that much for regular food that doesn’t give me diarrhea.
Last time I shared this, some McFanboy recommended the app for the real savings and I just… No.