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Cross-posted from "Too Bad, So Sad, Too Late - McDonald’s tells U.S. restaurants it’s not a ‘political brand’ after Trump visit" by @JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee in !news@beehaw.org


Excerpt:

Though President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonald’s location on Sunday, the fast-food giant is trying to stay neutral in the presidential race.

“As we’ve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While we’ve not sought this, it’s a testament to how much McDonald’s resonates with so many Americans. McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next President,” the company said in an internal message viewed by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.


I haven't eaten at a McDonalds since before covid, and I don't really miss it.

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[-] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 hours ago

They should try telling their franchisees that...

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 30 points 6 hours ago

You can't just say it. Where's the action?

Revoke that fucker's franchisee licenses to start. He'll paint the building red white and blue, rename it Magadonalds, and they'll all flock to it and get dysentery from the freedom meals until it closes down when it's revealed that he's been molesting kids at the Sunday school he "volunteered" at

[-] aquinteros@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

yeah I'm going to start non politically going to Carl's jr from now on

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 46 points 9 hours ago

They can distance themselves all they want. The damage is done.

[-] auzy@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

They're all franchises

I can't imagine there is anything in the contract they violated either.

But, that being said, I would certainly avoid that Macca's and the franchise owners ones

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I can't imagine there is anything in the contract they violated either.

That's part of the damage done. They can claim they're non-political, but they allow their franchisees to make corporate appear political, because they're basically the same thing to the average person because they don't know the difference.

[-] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 10 hours ago

You claim to not be a political company, but you gave a platform to a facist rapist ~3 weeks before his election

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 9 hours ago

It was a franchise that did it, and a shitty one at that.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 hours ago

They haven’t revoked the franchise license which means they support the action.

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[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 122 points 12 hours ago

If McDonald's isn't political, they should have that as part of the brand standards to which franchisees must adhere.

McDonalds' opposition to unions is political.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 72 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

“Upon learning of the former president’s request, we approached it through the lens of one of our core values: we open our doors to everyone,” the company said.

When you're door is open to fascist demagogues, it's not open to everyone.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 hours ago

we open our doors to everyone

So I can have my local McDonald's close for several hours while I get some vanity pictures of me standing in front of a fryer?

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago

If a Nazi sits at a table with 9 others and no one objects, there are 10 Nazis sitting at that table.

[-] chetradley@lemmy.world 21 points 10 hours ago

If your company platforms racists, it's a racist company.

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 4 points 7 hours ago

They don't care. Nazis have money too, and McDonalds doesn't discriminate.

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 7 points 9 hours ago

Allowing everyone behind the counter serving food to unknowing customers sounds like a massive health code violation.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Without a hair net or hand washing in Trumps case. Photo op is gonna get y'all sick and you'll deserve.

[-] Deello@lemm.ee 10 points 10 hours ago

“... we open our doors to everyone,” the company said.

But also you must leave within 30 mins or it's loitering and you will be trespassed.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 30 points 10 hours ago

McDonald's trials a second clown in bizarre PR stunt, attempts to distance themselves immediately after.

McDonald's today attempts to disavow a PR stunt after backlash regarding a second clown character being added to the fandom. Reviewers described the addition as "depressingly old," "demented," and "a massive health code violation."

Other reviewers were appalled at the character's backstory. "This is supposed to be a family restaurant," said one online complaint, "they're adding a character who is rapist wearing orange clown makeup? I know we're close to Halloween but that is just completely unacceptable. I cannot bring my children here."

[-] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago

Finally a clown with more makeup than Ronald McDonald.

[-] BigPotato@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Pretty much the same, can't really boycott something I've already been not consuming!

[-] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 30 points 12 hours ago

I haven't eaten at McDogball's in years. Their food has always been trash and now it's overpriced trash. If this steers more people away from eating there for political reasons then all the better.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

I went to McDonald's two years ago because I was craving fries. The "value meal" was $12. Or I could pay that much for regular food that doesn't give me diarrhea.

Last time I shared this, some McFanboy recommended the app for the real savings and I just... No.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 72 points 14 hours ago

It was probably a franchise owner that did it and corporate didn't know till the rest of us.

Obviously fuck Sicky D's, but I bet corporate is more pissed off than anyone else.

[-] kobra@lemm.ee 44 points 12 hours ago

They did know beforehand, an AP article said as much:

“Upon learning of the former president’s request, we approached it through the lens of one of our core values: we open our doors to everyone,” the company said. “McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next president. We are not red or blue – we are golden.”

[-] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 23 points 12 hours ago

This gives me a great reason to never eat at McDonald’s again.

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 8 points 11 hours ago

Open doors to anyone, by closing them for anyone not pre approved to show up when Trump was there.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago

That's a hail-mary reframe for "piss-colored".

Nearly had it, too.

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[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

They could have made their "we're not political" announcement the day after it was announced, instead of after the event already happened.

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[-] TehWorld@lemmy.world 37 points 13 hours ago

It seems that most McDonald’s are removing EVERYTHING from their lobbies. No more free refills on drinks, no ketchup or salt, even napkins are behind the counter now. Makes for a considerably more annoying visit, especially as they’re woefully understaffed, so you have to wait for someone to be bothered to get a couple napkins and ketchup while your kid screams at you.

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 29 points 13 hours ago

The point is to not have a lobby anymore.

The US has always been obsessed with the drive-thru (nothing says good eats quite like huffing car fumes) and covid pushed a shift toward people just buying fast food to take home and eat.

So discourage people from dining in until "The demand is low so we are being more green or some shit by getting rid of it".

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 8 hours ago

The original McDonald's didn't have a lobby. You were supposed to eat the food in your car.

It looks like McDonald's is trying to get back to its roots.

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 12 hours ago

They've also been supporting the IDF for a while now. Fuck McDonalds.

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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 46 points 14 hours ago

Too late! MAGADonalds is now as toxic as Chik-Fil-A (both politically and to your colon)

[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 12 hours ago

I still hate the chicken place more. On top of the other overtly political shit, I really dislike how they get their shitty restaurants into airports and thruways and other places with captive audiences and then still close on Sunday just for their virtue signalling bullshit. If they were actual Christians they would pay their employees more and open on Sundays to give food to the hungry. Hell even Ronald gives some money to orphans.

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

everywhere the orange rolls becomes a political circus. no exceptions

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 34 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Oh look, a sack of shit serving shit food.

Fuck McDonald's.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 20 points 14 hours ago

A sack of shit serving sacks of shit

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