Donald Trump’s employees bought nearly $700 worth of food at a McDonald’s near the New York City courthouse, where the first criminal trial of a former US president is taking place.
Three male members of staff entered the fast food restaurant, a five-minute walk from the court, just before 12pm on the third day of Stormy Daniels’ hush money trial, McDonald’s employees told DailyMail.com.
They are said to have placed an order at the counter on Thursday that included 27 quarter pounders, 27 servings of fries, fish filet burgers and chicken nuggets.
The employees took four large bags, but allegedly did not tip the workers who prepared their long order.
McDonald’s employees said this isn’t the first time they’ve seen the same Trump employees serving them similar items last year.
Donald Trump’s employees bought nearly $700 worth of food at a McDonald’s near the New York City courthouse, where the first criminal trial of a former US president is taking place.
Three male members of staff entered the fast food restaurant, a five-minute walk from the court, just before 12pm on the third day of Stormy Daniels’ hush money trial, McDonald’s employees told DailyMail.com.
Trump’s aides reportedly placed an order at the counter on Thursday that included 27 quarter pounders, 27 servings of fries, fish filet burgers and chicken nuggets.
Trump employees did not purchase drinks or candy from McDonald’s and waited about 45 minutes for their order, according to the workers.
Employees of the fast food chain added that this is the first time during this trial that members of the former president’s staff have visited.
“They came here yesterday and bought a lot of food for almost $700,” a McDonalds employee, who wanted to remain anonymous, told DailyMail.com.
‘They ordered 27 quarter pounders, 27 fries, chicken nuggets and fish fillet. They didn’t even leave a tip, nothing!’
‘Three people came in and placed their order at the counter.
‘It’s not the first time we’ve seen them. They came last year when I was in court. He has a lot of problems.’
One attendee was caught leaving the famous fast food chain with four large bags, traveling in a vehicle marked “Personal 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 food is two Big Macs, two fish fillets and a chocolate malt milkshake, according to former aides Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie in their book Let Trump Be Trump.
During the government shutdown in 2019, the then-president ordered McDonald’s and other fast foods (totaling about $5,500) to feed the Clemson University football team because the White House kitchen was not available. open.
In a viral tweet, the commander-in-chief accidentally referred to the tariff as “hamberders.”
McDonald’s employees said this isn’t the first time they’ve seen the same Trump employees serving them similar items last year.
Trump’s aides did not buy drinks or candy at McDonald’s and waited about 45 minutes for their order, according to workers.
The employees took four large bags, but allegedly did not tip the workers who prepared their long order.
Trump also ordered McDonald’s when recovering from COVID-19 in October 2020.
During the Biden administration, Trump paid a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment and boasted that he knew the menu better than residents.
Trump had McDonald’s bags brought to a Manhattan courtroom one day during a 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 House, that Trump loves McDonald’s because of an unusual concern.
Trump “had long been afraid of being poisoned, one of the reasons he liked to eat at McDonald’s: No one knew it was coming and the food was prepared safely,” Wolff said.
Trump and his defense team leave Manhattan Supreme Court on day 4 of his Hush Money trial
Trump sits as the final jurors are sworn in Friday during his criminal trial on the charges.
When he ran for president in 2016, Trump called McDonald’s a “big deal” during a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper.
The then presidential candidate argued that the corporation had an obligation to keep its restaurants clean and orderly.
“One bad hamburger can destroy McDonald’s,” Trump said. “One bad burger and you take Wendy’s and all these other places and they go broke.”
“I like cleanliness and I think it’s better to go there than to go somewhere where you don’t know where the food comes from,” the real estate developer added.
After Thursday’s recess at McDonald’s, Judge Juan Merchán adjourned after a full 12-person jury was selected.
While the final alternate jurors were seated Friday afternoon.
Trump will hit the campaign trail on Saturday for a rally in North Carolina, a state he narrowly won over President Joe Biden four years ago.