The following article, Trump Stunt Delivers Big, was first published on The Black Sphere.
Donald Trump just pulled off the ultimate troll, and Kamala Harris doesn’t even know what hit her. Some little McDonald’s stunt, eh?
This is awesome
pic.twitter.com/RMkE20qWo2
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2024
46 million people viewed the above clip when I began this article. I wouldn’t be surprised if this number doubles in the next few days. Trump working at McDonald’s represented more than a simple publicity act—it was a strategic body slam that left Harris clutching her $18,000 Tiffany necklace, wondering what just happened to her “middle-class” persona.
Contrast what Trump did with the Kamala Harris visit to the border. Harris looked a nasty-girl photo shoot for Vogue. Nothing screams “relatable” like wearing a five-figure necklace while touring one of America’s biggest immigration crises locations.
But Trump? He’s got billions, yet somehow manages to avoid the whole “Thurston Howell III” vibe. He’s more like that billionaire-next-door who makes you forget his wealth, because he tosses your newspaper on your porch when it happens to land in his yard. Trump relates to the Average Joe, but he knows when to flaunt his billionaire status–usually to knock some pompous ass off his or her high horse.
Democrats put Trump’s “Ordinary Billionaire” status on full display when they attacked him. Letitia James made Trump the poster child for “persecuted billionaires”, when she tried to strip him of Mar-a-Lago–his home.
And let’s not forget that the FBI raided his home and was given the “kill order” to get whatever the Biden administration felt was worth murdering a former president or his family for. Folks, you just can’t get more ghetto and relatable than that.
Suddenly, Trump isn’t the out-of-reach mega MAGA mogul. Instead, he’s the “little guy” being attacked by the system. And what did that do? It turned Trump into an American folk hero. He’s officially the billionaire who’s “one of us” because he’s been beaten down by “The Man”—except this “Man” happens to be a corrupt political machine.
Then Trump pulled the McDonald’s move and here’s the fallout
By doing a shift at McDonald’s, Trump accomplished two things:
First, he exposed Harris as a poser who profits off the backs of working Americans. Trump used Harris’ false claim as a way to showcase the real Harris to America. What Harris thought would endear her to the public has now officially become yet another albatross around her neck.
Second, Trump sent a message to America and the world that no job is beneath him—even if that job is slinging fries in a place the elites wouldn’t be caught dead in. Trump proved that he can relate to the people who do the menial jobs, and there is no job too small for him to want to gain an understanding.
Sure, Trump won’t actually be flipping burgers for a living. But that wasn’t the point. The message was loud and clear: Trump’s willing to do what most elites wouldn’t dream of, and in doing so, he took a dig at the very people who look down on working-class Americans. The brilliance of it? It was a PR stunt that dug its claws deep into the psyche of American voters.
The McDonald’s stunt didn’t just play to Trump’s base.
One commenter on the video above wrote:
I heard he salted the fries with the tears of libs
No, this stunt spoke to anyone who’s ever felt the condescension of elites. Think about it: A billionaire former president steps into what many people consider one of the most “menial” jobs out there, and gave it credibility. Donald Trump just made the job of working at McDonald’s respectable in the eyes of millions. And as media buzzed around it, the message wasn’t lost: Trump, the “billionaire for the people,” is willing to get his hands greasy. That’s something Harris—and the rest of the Democratic elite—can’t fake.
Many are already weighing in on the cultural impact of this stunt, noting how it changes the narrative around Trump. Some say it was a political masterstroke, a stunt that will resonate with voters sick of career politicians who use wealth as a divisive political tool. Working at McDonald’s removed Trump from the out-of-touch billionaires who talk down to those who served burgers. And for the kid out there who wants his first job at a McDonald’s or the general manager of a store who might have been hesitant to tell people his or her job, Trump just cleared a path for them.
What a dose of humility Trump served Democrats. And Trump actually enjoyed his time at McDonald’s, just like he enjoys his role as president.
A few more social media reactions that caught my eye:
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@realDonaldTrump #Mcdonalds pic.twitter.com/LgI5PPmvY7
— AGNEWSLIVE (@AMErikaNGIRLLL) October 20, 2024
@_johnnymaga made the best meme from today pic.twitter.com/VkpQd6C8eN
— Pierced Turkey (@piercedturkey) October 20, 2024
McDonald’s shareholders… pic.twitter.com/Qot1cVWcRU
— AmericanTyranny (@NONbiasedly) October 21, 2024
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