Campaign 2024: Donald Trump stops at Pennsylvania McDonald’s; Stevie Wonder joins Kamala Harris at Georgia church

Oct 21

Craig Nigrelli Anchor

By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

With just 15 days to go until Election Day, the campaign trail saw former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s and Vice President Kamala Harris visiting two Georgia churches on Sunday, Oct 20. It was also Harris’ 60th birthday.

Republican nominee former President Donald Trump donned an apron Sunday, joining McDonald’s workers at a location in suburban Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. Trump chose McDonald’s as a campaign stop as he questions Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ account of working at a McDonald’s as a summer job during her college years.

“I love McDonald’s. I love jobs. I like to see good jobs. And I think it’s inappropriate when somebody puts down all over the place that she worked at McDonald’s – it was a big part of her resume that she worked at McDonald’s. How tough a job it was. How she specifically worked at the French fry, where they make the French fries. And she talked about the heat, it was so tough. She never worked at McDonald’s,” Trump said, accusing Harris of lying.

In an interview with MSNBC last month, Harris said, “Part of the reason I even talk about having worked at McDonald’s is because there are people who work at McDonald’s in our country who are trying to raise a family. I worked there as a student.”

Trump was at the fry station before heading over to the drive-thru window where he ended up holding an impromptu press conference with reporters.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2024

Later, Trump held a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he spoke about his plans for the economy and called out Vice President Harris’ changing stances on fracking — but took time to wish her a happy birthday.

“By the way, it’s her 60th birthday, so I want to wish her a happy 60th birthday,” Trump said. “Happy birthday and many more. Happy birthday. I mean it. And I do mean it, actually.”

Trump then headed to Pittsburgh to attend the Steelers football game.

As for the vice president, Kamala Harris spent her 60th birthday visiting two churches in the Atlanta, Georgia area where she was joined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Stevie Wonder. Harris called on churchgoers to get out to vote.

Vice President Harris: Faith is a verb. It is something that manifests itself in our actions, our deeds, and our service. Our strength is not based on who we beat down. It is based on who we lift up. That's not what we see from the other side in this election pic.twitter.com/zM3yjXpJ1r
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 20, 2024

“I say as we move forward, let us look at where we are and understand the lesson of the gospel of Luke,” Harris said. “Because right now, each of us has an opportunity to make a difference. In this moment, our country is at a crossroads, and where we go from here is up to us as Americans and as people of faith. And now we ask a question, we face this question: what kind of country do we want to live in?”

On Monday, Oct. 21, former President Trump will tour Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina and Vice President Harris will hold a rally in Pennsylvania.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris

NOW TO THE COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY – WITH JUST 15 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY – THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TOOK INVOLVED STOPS OVER THE WEEKEND AT A PENNSYLVANIA MCDONALD’S AND A GEORGIA CHURCH.

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DONNED AN APRON SUNDAY – JOINING MCDONALD’S WORKERS AT A LOCATION IN SUBURBAN PENNSYLVANIA NEAR PHILADELPHIA.

TRUMP CHOSE MCDONALD’S AS A CAMPAIGN STOP AS HE HAS QUESTIONED VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ TIME WORKING AT A MCDONALD’S AS SUMMER JOB DURING HER COLLEGE YEARS.

TRUMP WORKED THE FRY STATION BEFORE HEADING OVER TO THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW WHERE HE ENDED UP HOLDING AN IMPROMPTU PRESS CONFERENCE WITH REPORTERS.

LATER TRUMP HELD A TOWN HALL IN LANCASTER (LAN-CUSTER) PENNSYLVANIA – WHERE HE SPOKE ABOUT HIS PLANS FOR THE ECONOMY AND CALLED OUT DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ CHANGING STANCES ON FRACKING – BUT HE DID TAKE TOOK TIME TO WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

“WHEN HE SAYS FIXED INCOME – BECAUSE OF BIDEN AND KAMALA, NOBODY KNOWS HER AS HARRIS, I CAN’T USE THE WORD HARRIS – AND BY THE WAY IT’S HER 60^TH BIRTHDAY, SO I WANT TO WISH HER A HAPPY 60^TH BIRTHDAY – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY MORE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I MEAN IT. AND I DO MEAN IT, ACTUALLY.”

TRUMP THEN HEADED TO PITTSBURGH ATTEND THE STEELERS FOOTBALL GAME.

AS FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS SPENT HER 60^TH BIRTHDAY VISITING TWO CHURCHES IN THE ATLANTA GEORGIA AREA—WHERE SHE WAS JOINED BY ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MUSICIAN STEVIE WONDER.

HARRIS CALLED ON CHURCHGOERS TO GET OUT TO VOTE.

“I say as we move forward, let us look at where we are and understand the lesson of the Gospel of Luke. Because right now each of us has an opportunity to make a difference. In this moment, our country is at a crossroads, and where we go from here is up to us – as Americans and as people of faith. And now we ask a question, we face this question: what kind of country do we want to live in?”

NEXT STOP FOR THE CANDIDATES TODAY – FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS HEADED TO NORTH CAROLINA TO TOUR THE HURRICANE DAMAGE WHILE VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS HOLDING A RALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA.