The Trump Tasting Lunch! Staffers pack bags full of McDonald’s and return to the court during a break in jury selection
- Aides to former President Donald Trump were spotted during a McDonald’s run
- Thursday was the third day of the hush money trial against Stormy Daniels
- Trump’s love for McDonald’s is a well-documented affair
Former President Donald Trump’s staffers were spotted having lunch in New York on Thursday during a McDonald’s run during his third day in court for the hush money trial of Stormy Daniels.
An employee was caught leaving the famed fast food chain with four large bags while driving around in a vehicle marked “Staff 2,” a sign that the black van was part of Trump’s motorcade.
Trump’s love for McDonald’s is a well-documented affair.
His favorite meal consists of two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted milkshake – according to former assistants Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie in their book: Let Trump be Trump.
During a government shutdown in 2019, then-president ordered McDonald’s and other fast food — totaling about $5,500 — to feed Clemson University’s football team because the White House kitchen wasn’t open.
An aide to former President Donald Trump is seen carrying large bags of McDonald’s during a break in jury selection in the hush money trial Thursday
An officer greets the vehicle carrying former President Donald Trump’s McDonald’s run in New York on Thursday, day three of the hush money trial of Stormy Daniels
Former President Donald Trump is photographed in court Thursday, the third day of the hush money trial of Stormy Daniels in New York City
More prominent aides, including Margo Martin (left), Jason Miller (center) and Natalie Harp (right), were seen returning from a lunch break in Manhattan on Thursday
In a viral tweet, the commander-in-chief accidentally called the tariff “hamberders.”
Trump also ordered McDonald’s while recovering from COVID-19 in October 2020.
During the Biden administration, Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio after a train derailment and then boasted that he knew the menu better than the residents.
And in a major déjà vu, Trump had bags of McDonald’s dragged into court in Manhattan on Monday during the lunch break in Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial, DailyMail.com reported in October.
Controversial author Michael Wolff wrote in his 2018 book: Fire and fury: inside the Trump White Housethat Trump likes McDonald’s because of an unusual concern.
Trump “had long feared being poisoned, one of the reasons he liked to eat at McDonald’s — no one knew he was coming and the food was prepared safely,” Wolff said.
When he ran for president in 2016, Trump called McDonald’s “great stuff” during a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper.
The assistant was caught carrying four large bags of McDonald’s back into court on Thursday during a break in the jury selection process
The vehicle was marked “Staff 2,” indicating it was part of former President Donald Trump’s motorcade
A book by two former Trump aides states that he likes to order two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malt milkshake
When he ran for president in 2016, Trump called McDonald’s “great things” during a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper
The then-presidential candidate argued that the company had a need to keep their restaurants clean and tidy.
“One bad hamburger and you can destroy McDonald’s,” Trump said. “One bad hamburger and you take Wendy’s and all these other places and they’re out of business.”
“I like cleanliness, and I think it’s better to go there than to a place where you have no idea where the food comes from,” the real estate developer added.
After Thursday’s McDonald’s break, Judge Juan Merchan adjourned court after a full jury of twelve was selected.
Alternative places still need to be filled.
Trump returns to court on Friday morning before heading out on the campaign trail on Saturday for a rally in North Carolina – a state he narrowly won against President Joe Biden four years ago.