The multinational McDonald’s did not give Donald Trump any authorization to enter a store and cook French fries, as the former president did over the weekend in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. He reports it Cnnwhich refers to an internal company document. McDonald’s operates under a franchise, which means that the vast majority of fast food restaurants are independently owned and only have to follow a set of guidelines. Franchise owners are allowed to invite political candidates to serve French fries, without getting permission from McDonald’s
McDonald’s: “We are neither red nor blue, but golden”
Trump sat at the fryer in a store that was especially closed to him, and he gave French fries to the journalists who were with him. The photos and images have gone viral on social media and the media: the campaign aims to relaunch the image of a candidate who is part of the working class. McDonald’s, in the note sent to employees, emphasized how this incident showed recognition of the symbolic value of the American company. “But McDonald’s – the company added – does not support any candidate. We are not red or blue (the colors of the Republicans and Democrats, ed.) but gold”.