Where Is the Proof? McDonald’s Finally Says Why Kamala Harris Can’t Verify Working for Them
The summary revolves around a recent internal memo from McDonald’s to its employees addressing claims regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s employment history with the company. The memo explains that McDonald’s cannot verify whether Harris worked for them due to incomplete employee records from that time. This statement follows comments made by former President Donald Trump, in which he claimed to have more work experience at McDonald’s than Harris.
The controversy stems from uncertainty about Harris’s past claim of working at a McDonald’s in California during the summer of 1983. Investigations and reports have raised doubts about the validity of her statement, noting that she did not mention this job until her 2019 presidential campaign and that her account of the job’s nature has changed over time. The Washington Free Beacon highlighted various discrepancies, including her omission of this job in her memoir and lack of evidence supporting her claims, such as pay stubs or corroborating testimonies from former colleagues.
McDonald’s concluded the memo by acknowledging both Trump’s fondness for their brand and Harris’s alleged memories of working there, while reiterating that they do not maintain historical records for all positions. The memo aims to remain politically neutral while recognizing the significant connection many Americans have with the company.
McDonald’s said in an internal memo to its employees on Sunday that the reason it cannot verify that Vice President Kamala Harris worked for the company is that it does not have complete employee records dating back that far.
The memo came in response to former President Donald Trump’s stint working at the take out window and fryer at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.
“I’ve now worked here 15 minutes more than Kamala. She never worked here,” the 45th president boasted.
Haha this was one of my favorite videos of Trump working at McDonald’s yesterday 😂
“I’ve now worked here 15 minutes more than Kamala” pic.twitter.com/BQggF8PEAs
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) October 21, 2024
In August, The Washington Free Beacon reported it could find no evidence that Harris ever worked at a McDonald’s, whether pay stubs, pictures or any contemporary employees who could validate the story.
The news outlet noted there are multiple reasons to question her claim that she worked at a McDonald’s in Alameda, California during the summer of 1983.
First, she never mentioned working at McDonald’s until 2019 when she was first running for president and speaking at a labor rally in Las Vegas.
Second, her campaign’s story on the nature of her alleged work at the restaurant chain has changed — first indicating she did it to help pay her way through law school, and more recently describing the job as something she did to earn a little spending cash.
Third, Harris does not mention her stint at McDonald’s in her January 2019 memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” in which she devotes an entire chapter to the struggles of the working class, according to the Free Beacon.
Fourth, she made no mention of it in her nomination speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, which was billed as a “reintroduction” of herself to the American people.
Fifth, the Free Beacon obtained a copy of Harris’ 1987 job application for a legal clerk position in Alameda County, California, which instructed her to list “every position” that she had held in the previous ten years.
“Politicians who worked menial food service jobs as teens are often quick to mention it as proof of their working class bona fides. Future president Barack Obama, during his 2008 campaign, said his first job scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu instilled in him the virtues of responsibility and hard work,” the Free Beacon noted.
Further, one-in-eight Americans have worked for McDonald’s, so she would have every reason to have mentioned it while running for previous political offices like California’s attorney general and U.S. senator as a way of connecting with voters.
In its internal memo to employees on Sunday, McDonald’s said, “Though we’re not a political brand, we’ve been proud to hear of former President Trump’s love of McDonald’s and Vice President Harris’s fond memories of working under the Arches.”
This is an internal statement to the McDonald’s system from the US Senior Leadership Team regarding today’s visit by the Trump campaign to a local franchisee in Pennsylvania. The statement outlines the origins of the event, the company’s response, and an invitation extended to… pic.twitter.com/1GntbmDbbY
— McFranchisee (@McFranchisee) October 20, 2024
“While we and our franchises don’t have records for all positions dating back to the early ’80s, what makes ‘1 in 8’ so powerful is the d experience so many Americans have had.”
McDonald’s noted, “We open our doors to everyone” and “franchisees have invited Vice President Harris and Governor [Tim] Walz to their restaurants.”
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