Bucks County, Pennsylvania — Jim Worthington, a Bucks County businessman and avid supporter of former President Donald Trump, wore Trump merchandise to work as a cashier at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, where Trump campaigned this month. Americans handed out crisp $20 bills as they waited in line to order.

To Worthington, leader A member of Pennsylvania’s delegation to the Republican National Convention and one of the key architects of President Trump’s visit to McDonald’s, he said the crowd of Trump supporters at the restaurant was a perfect place for the former president and his family in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. He was passionate about standing up for the Trevose franchise. Risks of welcoming Trump.

“The franchise owners went out of their way to step in, and you never know what kind of reaction there’s going to be from people who don’t agree with hosting something political,” Worthington told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “In my case, they actually boycotted my business because of my support and I lost millions of dollars in revenue. It takes a lot of courage to do that. I don’t know how it affected my business or not, but I just wanted to show my gratitude.”

Following President Trump’s widely publicized campaign stop at the Golden Arches, Yelp invalid Amid an influx of negative comments and reviews for the location, the franchise owner has put in place private security to ensure the safety of employees and patrons to counter threats against the eatery.

Some of the Trump supporters who came to McDonald’s told DCNF they wanted to show support for the former president and the place that hosted him after the restaurant became a lightning rod for negativity. (Related: MSNBC Can’t Understand Why Trump ‘Works on the Fryer’ at McDonald’s as Crowd Cheers Trump)

Beyond the negative reviews and threats on Yelp, Newsweek magazine also published the following article: story After Trump’s visit, he highlighted that the franchise had failed health inspections in the past for reasons such as employees not washing their hands often enough. During his brief stint at the restaurant, President Trump also poked fun at Vice President Kamala Harris, who has disputed claims that she worked at McDonald’s when she was younger.

“I heard that [the McDonald’s owner] He was being harassed by the people on the other side, the Harris people, and they were threatening him and saying things like, “Oh, the food stinks and there’s disease in there,” on social media, especially on Yelp. Anything goes,” one Trump supporter in attendance, who identified himself as Dave, told DCNF. “So I heard about it, and finally I heard through someone that they were doing this tonight, so I came.”

Dave told DCNF that the Trump campaign’s shutdown was so successful because McDonald’s represents “Americana” and President Trump was able to tap into that emotion with his visit.

For Bill, a Vietnam War veteran and Trump supporter who had dinner at McDonald’s on Wednesday night, showing up was a way to support the franchise that hosts the president despite the foreseeable risks.

“Sadly, the owner here was making threats against his business and his employees, and it was definitely not a Trump supporter who did it,” Bill said of Quarter Pounder and Fried. He told DCNF as he ate small portions of fries. “That’s a big reason why I’m here.”

Bill attended a McDonald’s social gathering with Rob, a fellow Trump supporter and Vietnam veteran. Rob told DCNF that he decided to make the trip to the Feasterville Trevose store for the same reasons as his friend Bill.

“For all the positive things that President Trump was trying to do, I heard about all the negativity that people are bombarding this McDonald’s,” he said. says Chris, who has long supported the former president. He won the Golden Escalator in 2015, he told DCNF while holding a double quarter pounder. “What happened to this McDonald’s doesn’t deserve all the negativity that’s being thrown at McDonald’s. It’s American-owned and it’s local-owned. So these people don’t deserve all of that. Here they are. There are working Americans, and they are trying to make a living just like everyone else in America.”

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