An employee at a McDonald’s in Georgia apparently mistook former President Bill Clinton for President Joe Biden when he stopped by Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 election campaign rally. This was reported in a video posted on Sunday.
Mr. Clinton, wearing a baseball jacket with “USA” emblazoned on the back, greeted the employee. video indicates. The employee gave Mr. Clinton a quizzical look and asked him expectantly as he shook his hand. Mr. Joe? ”
Someone out of sight revealed it to be Clinton. The employee then exclaimed, “Ah!” I need to hug you! He then ran around the counter and hugged the 42nd President of the United States. Other employees looked similarly surprised before taking photos of Clinton and her colleagues.
The video appears to have originally been posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Clinton’s press secretary, Angel Ureña.
“My boss was stuck with Kamala Harris in Georgia and had to stop at his old stomping ground, McDonald’s,” Ureña wrote. (Related: Donald Trump makes epic game day request)
the boss was in trouble @KamalaHarris I had to stop at an old stomping ground in Georgia. @McDonalds. pic.twitter.com/CannimWqJB
— Angel Urena (@angelurena) October 13, 2024
Mr. Clinton’s love Because McDonald’s is well known. Clinton herself joked during her speech. Speech on August 21st He said this at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [Harris] Because if she actually gets into the White House, she’ll break my record as the president who spent the most time at McDonald’s. ”
I love the archive footage of Bill Clinton’s pool visit to McDonald’s in 1992. He wears a Clinton-Gore hat with wings on the front. pic.twitter.com/avV5lYmV2A
— Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) November 24, 2021
Clinton frequented a McDonald’s in Little Rock, Arkansas, during his time as governor, so much so that the restaurant has a plaque commemorating his visit, NBC 5 Chicago reported. reported.
Mr. Clinton visited the monument during his morning run while governor and during his 1992 presidential campaign. claim.
A plaque dedicated in 2019 read, “Thank you, Mr. President, for your service.”
Re: Clinton joke about McDonald’s.
This plaque is located at McD’s in downtown Little Rock. pic.twitter.com/CoffwtgePr— Andrew Demillo (@ademillo) August 22, 2024
a 1992 “Saturday Night Live” sketch The late comedian Phil Hartman is seen playing the gregarious Clinton, who stops at McDonald’s while jogging.
“I’m telling you, there’s a lot I’m not telling Mrs. Clinton. Fast food is the least of our worries, okay, buddy?” Mr. Hartman plays Kevin.・He laughs and tells his security guard, played by Nealon, that he was worried that former First Lady Clinton would disapprove of his visit.
A quadruple bypass surgery on September 6, 2024 due to heart disease forced the then 58-year-old Clinton to replace McDonald’s staples with vegan meals. According to In the Washington Post.
Harris and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have repeatedly talked about their relationship with McDonald’s during their campaigns, Yahoo Finance reported. reported.
