# Why Trump eats so much McDonald's (meme)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [August 29, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680 "2026-08-29T22:43:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/1 "2026-08-29T22:43:44Z")

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I put it here because Cafe Society isn’t really the place for it. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of this myself sooner, but there’s a meme floating around that I saw yesterday, suggesting that Trump eats so much McDonald’s because it has his name in it.

(rimshot)

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/2 "2026-08-29T22:58:23Z")

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He’s honoring his heritage by eating Scottish food.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/3 "2026-08-29T23:13:34Z")

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Because he’s a child.

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**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/4 "2026-08-29T23:18:46Z")

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¿Por qué no los tres?

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/5 "2026-08-29T23:19:49Z")

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What political issues/concerns do you expect to be discussed in a thread like this? This is Pit material, if it’s anything.

Accordingly, this is closed. If you want it reopened in the Pit, please PM me. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680/6 "2026-08-29T23:19:57Z")

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