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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 3 hours ago

“There’s just no record of her being there or not being there,” reporter Peter Doocy said. “To our knowledge, there’s no photo of her in the McDonald’s apron, which now there is a photo of Donald Trump in the McDonald’s apron.”

Truth is a constuct.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Doocy‽!?!? 😂 "I ate too much McDonald's and need to drop a doocy"

Bro wat ahahaha and he spreads bullshit professionally 🤣🤣🤣

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

In truth, Trump would never even be hired at McDonald's to flip burgers since he's a convicted felon

[-] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 71 points 10 hours ago

Donnie didn’t wash his hands, wear a hairnet or wear gloves. Everyone who participated in this staged stunt is going to have norovirus.

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 45 points 10 hours ago

I’m pretty sure that he didn’t actually serve any food, as there were signs posted that the restaurant was closed that day.

It was all elaborately staged. Pure fiction.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

Imagine being a macdonald's franchise "owner" and thinking that Trump is better for you than any Democrat.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Gloves should be worn if you hurt yourself only, the gloves worn by Subway employees for example are less sanitary than getting the employees used to cleaning their hands and working barehanded.

[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Tell that to my local lawmakers

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Scratches ear, gives change, makes sandwich, all with the same gloves...

Also I hate those black plastic psycopath-murderer gloves they sometimes have.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 37 points 10 hours ago

FUCK THIS EDITOR.

This is a lie about Harris - this isn't a lie Harris is spreading saying "push absurd Harris lie" is most obviously read as "push an absurd lie Harris is telling".

Go back to fucking English class and learn how to write a non-ambiguous headline you fucking clown of an editor!

[-] molten@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago

Yo chill. The context makes it pretty obvious. Why would trump push something Harris is doing? The editor is doing fine. I see the potential confusion and ambiguity you're talking about but save the outrage for something more constructive.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago

Context is no excuse for a vague, rage baiting headline.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago

Nah, it really bugs me how much outlets are skimping on good copy editors these days. Mistakes like this shouldn't happen and in the Era of people sharing and commenting on articles on social media based on title alone this is a pretty awful error.

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 hours ago

Use some of your grey matter. Why would Trump be pushing a lie that Harris is telling? They are opponents. It's quite obvious what is meant.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee -1 points 10 hours ago

Seems like you're the only one reading it wrong.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 32 points 10 hours ago

This has to be the result of yes-men surrounding him. This was absolutely his idea, in his mind it would change everyone's opinion of him being above the common person. Any PR person would have seen this as the disaster it was, but they can't tell him no directly. It's like the captain of the Titanic, only he's steering into the iceberg. Let him cook (literally), just don't eat anything.

But still go vote. Nothing is a given, even a sinking ship.

[-] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I know someone who works in corporate McDonalds and the whole organization is pissed. Corporate didn't bless this. They have an internal saying, "were not red or blue, were golden." Meaning they stay out of politics. They don't want to be anywhere near this shit

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world -2 points 8 hours ago

Any PR person would have seen this as the disaster it was, but they can't tell him no directly.

Your view is blinkered.

This has gotten Trump more press coverage than any advertising or rallies.

This only looks stupid to people who have already decided to vote for Harris.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 8 hours ago

Any PR is good, right? I can see that point if a person doesn't look at the details, and true, his supporters wouldn't, or wouldn't be shown much through their preferred sources. I do find it hard to believe there aren't any Trump supporters that aren't wavering to some degree.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world -2 points 6 hours ago

I'm seeing echos of 2016. I doubt this was a PR disaster for it's target demographic.

[-] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 34 points 10 hours ago

Is this really all he can grasp on to about Harris? Seems like a non-story anyway when held up to a rapist felon Trump.

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 11 hours ago

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