President Joe Biden attempted to take a page from his predecessor and 2024 opponent Donald Trump’s playbook by ordering fast food for construction workers on Wednesday.
Trump made a surprise visit to a Chik-fil-A in Atlanta on April 10, where he told a dozen employees behind the counter: “We’re going to take care of the customers.”
He ordered 30 milkshakes and chicken for the people at the store and his staff.
Biden attempted to create a similar moment when he walked into a Sheetz in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh area, on Wednesday.
Sheetz is a chain of convenience stores and coffee shops that sells fast food and sandwiches in several states, although it is best loved in western Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden attempted to take a page from his predecessor and 2024 opponent Donald Trump’s playbook by ordering fast food for construction workers on Wednesday.
Trump made a surprise visit to a Chik-fil-A in Atlanta on April 10.
Perhaps that’s why Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a notorious booster of Sheetz over its Philadelphia-based rival Wawa, enthusiastically posted on X on Wednesday: “Joe Biden just won another term.”
However, the crowd inside the establishment seemed a little less enthusiastic about the president than Fetterman and the excited crowd that greeted Trump at Chik-fil-A.
The crowd and employees smiled politely at Biden, wearing his famous aviator sunglasses, as Biden went behind the counter to take photos with a teller.
However, he was more formal than Trump, who worked the room talking to supporters, shaking hands, giving autographs and even hugging a woman.
Biden placed an order for sandwiches, fruit and other ready-to-eat items alongside Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato.
“Everyone loves a good Sheetz Run, even the president of the United States,” a Sheetz spokesperson said in a statement.
The president dropped off the sandwiches at the construction site of the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal, where he shook hands and handed out food.
During his visit last Wednesday, Trump made sure there were enough milkshakes for everyone at Chik-fil-A in Atlanta, even telling a worker that if they “sold out” while delivering them to customers, he would pay more. .
Biden attempted to create a similar moment when he walked into a Sheetz in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh area, on Wednesday.
Biden placed an order for sandwiches, fruit and other ready-to-eat items alongside Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a notorious booster of Sheetz over rival Philadelphia-based Wawa, enthusiastically posted on X on Wednesday: “Joe Biden just won another term.”
Trump (pictured handing out milkshakes) made a surprise visit to the fast-food restaurant, where he told a dozen employees behind the counter: “We’re going to take care of the customers.”
He was in Georgia as part of his election campaign and answered questions to reporters at the Chick-fil-A restaurant.
‘So this is good? Make lots of money? Get rich, right? Excellent,’ he said while joking with the workers.
One woman seemed overjoyed as she hugged Trump and shouted to the crowd, ‘Tell my mom I made it,’ earning a laugh from Trump.
He continued hugging another fan after signing his cap and shaking his hand while praising the man’s show and taking a photo with him.
Both Biden and Georgia are courting voters in swing states like Georgia and Pennsylvania, which Biden flipped from red to blue in 2020, ahead of the November election.
Biden suggested to cheering union steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would thwart a Japanese company’s takeover of US Steel, and called for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel, seeking to use trade policy to win over class votes. worker.
During a visit to the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Biden said US Steel ‘has been an iconic American company for more than a century and should remain all-American.’
Biden is on a three-day tour of Pennsylvania that began Tuesday in Scranton, his childhood hometown, and will include a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday.