# Trump serving fast food to Clemson players during White House visit **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 15, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783 "2019-01-15T05:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/61 "2019-01-17T14:24:48Z")
\*Spy \*magazine nailed it thirty years ago. Trump is a short-fingered vulgarian. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/62 "2019-01-17T14:46:28Z")
Why did this event happen at all? With the government shut down and only “essential” services continuing, I can’t think of anything less essential than inviting a college sports team to dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/63 "2019-01-17T18:44:07Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I suppose we should be relieved it wasn’t fried chicken and watermelon. Have you looked up Clemson on a map? Fried chicken and watermelon are two of the primary food groups. (I know this–I live around 20 miles away from the campus.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/64 "2019-01-17T19:14:14Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Well-done steaks with ketchup. You’ve managed to find the one thing worse than this! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/65 "2019-01-17T19:18:13Z")
I like well-done steaks with ketchup for breakfast. When all of the items are available and I’m feeling like eating heartily, I’d do a triple-sauce swap and have steak with ketchup, chicken fried chicken with A1 sauce, and fried potatoes with Frank’s hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/66 "2019-01-17T19:18:34Z")
> [@YamatoTwinkie](#): > > I think we’re up to over 1000 hamberders now. Can you recalculate based on the average cost of a hamberder? He said 300 on a video salivating in front of them, then tweeted 1,000, so it was probably 75, but if you wait just another day or two it will be 20,000 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/67 "2019-01-17T19:33:45Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Well-done steaks with ketchup. Hell no, that’s below the lukewarm hamburguers. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/68 "2019-01-17T21:56:35Z")
No, it was hamberders, please keep up. ---
**Author:** ![HyacinthBucket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hyacinthbucket/32/3063_2.png) [@HyacinthBucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HyacinthBucket)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/69 "2019-01-19T21:13:22Z")
This might make a nice change, if the NCAA says it’s ok- > **[Alinea owner Nick Kokonas invites Clemson Tigers to Chicago dinner, trumping...](https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-alinea-clemson-tigers-trump-20190116-story.html#nws=true)** > > Nick Kokonas tweeted: "I'm personally inviting the Clemson Tigers team and coaches to Chicago to experience what an actual celebration dinner should be." **“Alinea owner Nick Kokonas invites Clemson Tigers to Chicago dinner, trumping White House fast-food meal”** 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/70 "2019-01-19T21:34:42Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > I’m wondering, what do they typically serve at these receptions when they’re hosting sports teams at the White House. Do they just set out a cheese plate, crackers, cold cuts and a veggie tray with some ranch dip? Do they go a little fancier with a hot buffet setup? Or do they do an actual sitdown meal? “Everything has to be folded…” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BHGJEdjCoeU/maxresdefault.jpg "Spinal Tap - Backstage/Mini-Bread catastrophe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHGJEdjCoeU) ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/71 "2019-01-20T01:51:06Z")
> [@YamatoTwinkie](#): > > I think we’re up to over 1000 hamberders now. Can you recalculate based on the average cost of a hamberder? Don’t forget the cost of the cofveve that comes with those hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/72 "2019-01-20T01:56:45Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > Don’t forget the cost of the cofveve that comes with those hamburgers. Friggin’ auto-correct. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/73 "2019-01-20T02:04:13Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > HAH… this is post season so they aren’t so strict. Right after the season ends all rules get thrown out of the window for a while. Two of my kids played D1 NCAA sports and other than one or two kids on each team most would have no problem with this diet wise. They burn tons of calories even in the off season so that isn’t an issue for them. > > That said, I’m sure they hoped for a big steak and lobster for the celebration. One weird thing about this that I haven’t seen talked about much is that these championship team visits usually take place months after the big win. For example, last year’s NCAA champs (Alabama) had their White House visit in April. Why was there a big rush to get Clemson in there less than two weeks after their win, especially if White House staff is furloughed? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/74 "2019-01-20T02:28:05Z")
It was a cute stunt. With a more popular president, the press would be making goo-goo eyes. But of course a stunt can usually not paper the simple dislike most Americans feel for this President. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/75 "2019-01-20T13:01:39Z")
Or maybe it was all he could afford. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/76 "2019-01-20T21:51:12Z")
Yeah, I’ve defended Trump here before, and I am far from a snob or a food critic. I’ll grab a Big Mac sometimes when I am out somewhere and cheat on my diet a little bit. But, if I get invited to the White House, I’m going to be excited about what kind of food I get. I don’t expect blini and caviar or foie gras, but if I saw a table full of Big Macs, I think I would feel, not slighted or insulted, but somewhat underwhelmed. I mean, if your buddy who is not rich, invited you over to his house for dinner and he served McDonald’s take out, you would think that he was socially awkward at least. I know these guys are college kids, but that is the shit they eat on campus, not what you would expect at the White House. Trump gets no props from me on this. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/77 "2019-01-20T21:59:01Z")
I agree with that, and I think **Paul in Qatar** is wrong to suggest that the media’s dislike for Trump is why they criticized this event. I think they would have criticized it no matter which president did it. But I don’t think other presidents _would_ have done this. They could have simply waited until after the shutdown to host the winning team, or they could have catered the event or done _anything_ other than just serve fast food in the White House. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/78 "2019-01-20T22:50:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I agree with that, and I think **Paul in Qatar** is wrong to suggest that the media’s dislike for Trump is why they criticized this event. I think they would have criticized it no matter which president did it. > > But I don’t think other presidents _would_ have done this. They could have simply waited until after the shutdown to host the winning team, or they could have catered the event or done _anything_ other than just serve fast food in the White House. I don’t think it was done out of any sort of animus. Remember, Trump is a guy who is over 70 years old, and at that age, even the people I have known, start to get a little kooky in their social thinking. It is easy for me to imagine any 70 year old I know to think that a bunch of young kids would LOVE to munch down on burgers and fries, without realizing the next step that while that may be what those kids _normally_ like to do, this is a special event where they would like something at least different if not better. I mean, sure, your wife might like to go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast on the weekends, but that doesn’t mean you take her there for her birthday or your anniversary. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/79 "2019-01-20T23:35:48Z")
This is something President Comancho would’ve done. Except it would have been Carl’s Jr. and Brawndo on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783/80 "2019-01-20T23:53:23Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > This is something President Comancho would’ve done. Except it would have been Carl’s Jr. and Brawndo on the menu. Yeah, but Carl’s Jr is like a 3 Michelin star restaurant on 2505. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-serving-fast-food-to-clemson-players-during-white-house-visit/827783.md?page=5)