• northernlights@lemmy.todayOP
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    5 hours ago

    I don’t buy it… Certainly the kitchens in the white house have a whole security process to guarantee the procurement chain wasn’t tainted. And even then he could do that with any food place that doesn’t display his name.

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      He actually has a number of weird idiosyncratic tendencies, and the consistency and randomness of getting something pre-made means no one can spit in your food.

      Also, he’s old enough that McDonalds used to be good during his impressionable years. Maybe the “Donald” part helped, but it’s a bigger mental issue than just the name.

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      And even then he could do that with any food place that doesn’t display his name.

      This has been happening since the 80s…

      Now it’s completely unavoidable, unless it’s someone close to you that manages to do it to the pile at the last second.

      Like, I’m not saying trump is rational, I’m explaining his irrational logic for why he got used to it.

      Anywhere in the country and most of the planet, someone can go buy $200 worth of McDonald’s and delivery it in under an hour. It’s what he’s used to