Customers of the McDonald’s Trump visited applauded him for “connecting with a little boy”

McDonald’s location in Feasterville, Pennsylvania gained national attention following former President Donald Trump’s visit to the fast food chain on Sunday. Fox News Digital News he talked to customers about their reaction to his visit and the reaction it had caused in recent days.

Trump spent part of Sunday afternoon making french fries and serving food from the drive-thru window at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. The former president spoke to passersby, including journalists and photographers, as thousands of Trump supporters surrounded a McDonald’s restaurant.

William, a Feasterville resident who wore a Trump hat during an interview with Fox News Digital on Friday, said he loved that the former president visited the fast food chain, adding that “most people took it very hard.”

“I only come here because Donald Trump was here,” he said. “I haven’t been here for years and I thought I was back now.”

Miguel, a longtime Feasterville resident who said he lives across the street from McDonald’s, told Fox News Digital that while he won’t vote for Trump, the visit showed the former president cares about the American people.

“Any kind of advertising is good,” he said. “It’s good he was here. OK, they were closed that day, so there were no business transactions, but it was a good showing for Trump.”

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Joe, a third Feasterville resident, told Fox News Digital it was “amazing” that Trump came to town and worked at the local McDonald’s.

“A lot of people are happy with it,” he said. “It’s good to have a president who seems down to earth and can relate to a little boy.”

“They were hoping he would stop at a local tavern and have a cocktail with us,” he added. – But yes, they were happy to see him.

A Bucks County McDonald’s disabled Yelp reviews after being bombarded with politicized comments in response to a visit, She reported to CBS. Yelp placed an “unusual activity warning” on the McDonald’s location and decided to block any new reviews on its Yelp page to ensure user comments reflect “authentic, first-hand experiences” with the location, CBS told MoneyWatch. However, before the restrictive comments, about 145 new reviews had already been posted on Yelp.

“When we notice activity dropping dramatically or stopping, our moderators clean up the page to include reviews that only describe consumers’ first-hand experiences,” Yelp told CBS.

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Owner of McDonald’s in Feasterville shared a statement over the weekend on Fox News Digital, highlighting the importance of the former president’s visit.

“As a small, independent business owner, a core value of my organization is that we proudly open our doors to anyone who visits the Feasterville community,” said owner and operator Derek Giacomantonio. “That’s why I accepted former President Trump’s request to observe a transformational work experience that 1 in 8 Americans had: working at McDonald’s.”

“As a former crew member, I can attest that this job is more than just hamburgers and fries, but a significant path to new opportunities,” added Giacomantonio. “Local Pennsylvania franchisees like me are proud to support over 25,000 jobs across the state, and I’m honored to showcase my restaurant and the incredible impact of the franchise business model today.”

Visit received particular attention because Vice President Kamala Harris stated that she worked at McDonald’s during her undergraduate studies in the 1980s. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Harris is lying about working in the fast food industry.

“I work 15 minutes more than Kamala at McDonald’s right now,” Trump said through a drive-thru window while handing out orders.

“I really wanted to do this my whole life. And now I will do it because she didn’t do it,” he added.

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Trump also claimed he spoke to McDonald’s about Harris’ claims that she was working in a fast food chain.

“She shouldn’t have lied about it,” Trump said. “McDonald’s has confirmed four times that she has never worked here. But let’s not talk about that. It’s an amazing business. It’s an amazing country. And we will make America greater than ever before.”

Harris did not provide proof that she worked there, but McDonald’s said it had no employment records going back that far. The Harris-Walz campaign also rejected Trump’s claims.

“Vice President Harris and I grew up middle class, we understand that. She actually worked at McDonald’s,” Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said on “The View.”

Trump’s critics have also slammed online attempts to downplay the McDonald’s visit as “staged,” while Trump supporters have highlighted the apparent security measures taken against the former president, who had a history of multiple assassination attempts.

Fox News Digital has reached out to McDonald’s for comment.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price, Yael Halon and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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