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From: shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
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Subject: Re: Dave Portnoy, Megyn Kelly Slam Media Pearl-Clutching About Trump McDonalds Visit
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:04:58 -0400
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On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:25 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

>On 2024-10-22 4:29 PM, shawn wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:57:17 -0400, Rhino
>> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2024-10-22 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

>>> v
>>> Three things struck me about Trump's McDonald's visit:
>>> 1. He was absolutely courteous with his trainer who showed him how to
>>> work the fryer and pack the fries. He didn't act as if he knew it all
>>> already and made sure he was doing the job correctly, although he may
>>> have been a touch over-generous with the salt.
>> 
>>> 2. The customers who he served at the drive-thru window were ecstatic to
>>> see him and chat with him. That didn't seem faked to me in the
>>> slightest. They were pleased as punch to be meeting him.
>> 
>> That isn't a surprise as they were all hand picked Trump fans. They
>> each had to practice going through the line multiple times before
>> Trump arrived. So the Trump people knew these 'customers' were going
>> to be happy to see Trump.  A normal mix of customers would have given
>> a more varied set of reactions to having Trump hand out food.
>> 
>You know that for a fact they were screened to ensure their enthusiasm 
>for Trump? Or is that just speculation?

It's been widely reported by people that were there.

>>> 3. One of the reports I saw showed the HUGE mob of people that was
>>> waiting on the sidewalks in the blocks adjacent to the restaurant.
>>>
>>> His appearance there must have been advertised ahead of time. Were the
>>> mobs on the sidewalk just there in the hopes of catching a glimpse of
>>> him as he drove by or were all of those people lined up to get into
>>> McDonald's in the hopes of being served by him and possibly chatting
>>> with him?
>> 
>> Yeah, the store even had a sign posted that it would be closed that
>> day for a Trump event so I'm sure the people in the area knew that
>> Trump was coming ahead of time.