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[–] r_13 92 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Has to be noted that the White house chef and the rest of the government employees were furloughed due to Govt shutdown. Still shit.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-appearances/the-pure-american-banality-of-donald-trumps-white-house-fast-food-banquet

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mh, I wonder who was behind the government shutdown...

[–] Tikiporch 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

GOP in Congress.

The one time the Dems shut down the government it was a legalism that was quickly repaired.

GOPs get elected and then mess up the government they are suppsoed to be running.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-history-congress/

[–] Tyfud 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's by design since Reagan. They mess it up to prove it doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Don’t suggest fixing it though. They don’t want to hear about that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Don't get me started on Reagan.

Just don't

[–] Tyfud 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Unfair characterization to not point out it was a republican dominated congress in both houses at the time that did that intentionally.

[–] FlyingSquid 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Too bad the president at the time wasn't a guy who always bragged about how rich he was, a guy who had a hotel just down the street with a bunch of high-paid chefs that weren't just reheating Whopper patties.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

I would imagine his chefs are not paid well, to be honest

[–] Zess 2 points 1 month ago

Rich, maybe. Kind, definitely not.

[–] ashok36 22 points 1 month ago

This is a perfect example of being completely right to be critical but for the wrong reason and the real reason is way worse.

Trumps ineptitude led to the white house staff being out of work without pay which had much larger real world consequences than some ball players eating a shitty meal.

How many of those furloughed workers kids missed meals entirely because of trumps fuck up? But there was no photo op at those kitchen tables.

[–] Anticorp 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He still had a bajillion other options. He chose this because he has no class, no taste buds, and was probably paid by McDonald's.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And don’t forget the racism.

Most of thar basketball team was black, and he assumed they would like mcdonalds because of it.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are black people known for liking McDonald's? That's a new one for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No but this is Trump we’re talking about. He’s not smart

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I feel like Kamala would whip up a full course meal herself before stooping to cold fast food. By all accounts she's a great cook, and she grows her own peppers.