Donald Trump pays his McDonald's: the bottom of the incredible photo
Every Friday, RTL tells the reverse side of a photo that made the news. This Friday, January 18, Donald Trump is putting the small dishes in the big ones with fast food food at the White House.
Happy as "Mc Donald's Trump. We are Monday, January 14 in the State Dining Room of the White House. The US President receives footballers from the Clemson Tigers, winner of the National College Football Championship.
And since the "shutdown" prevents the staff of the presidency's kitchens from working, Donald Trump had the great idea of serving his guests hamburgers, fries, pizzas from the American chains Mc Donald's, Burger King or Domino's.
In the photo signed Saul Loeb, he triumphs all smiles, standing behind the sideboard, under the large portrait of Abraham Lincoln. "We're still talking about the White House. Normally for these kinds of events, the staff come together to make a wonderful assortment of delicious dishes of all kinds: incredible desserts, drinks, anything you can dream of," explains the AFP photographer.
He continues, "Even though it was fast food, the White House staff tried to make it as presentable as possible. Like it was a real White House buffet."
In this prestigious setting with hangings, golden candlesticks and silver dishes, 300 burgers, nuggets and other salads in plastic bowls explode! Saul Loeb explains: "What struck me the most was the smell. It really smelled like McDonald's full on the nose, with this mixture of fat, frying, these scents that you can smell throughout the building. I mean, it's still the White House, it usually smells really good, and this time it smelled like a fast food restaurant. It's very unusual. "
Donald Trump reiterated that he took care of it personally so they wouldn't go hungry.
It's no secret that Donald Trump loves junk food. During his campaign, he mainly ate burger, fried chicken and fries. That way, he was sure not to be poisoned. His great fear.
On Monday, the US president also explained that his wife Melania could have made salads but that he was against it. “All the football players and the guests seemed delighted, everyone who was there. The president looked very happy with his reception and doing this for the players. He repeated over and over that he was gone. occupied personally so that they are not hungry ", testifies Saul Loeb. Clearly, it was he who paid.
In May 2017, the Trump administration canceled the program put in place by Michele Obama to fight against childhood obesity. In the United States: 2 in 5 adults are obese.
