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Most of us have seen or heard about former President Donald Trump working at the McDonalds in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. It was a brilliant idea meant to call into question his opponent’s claim that she worked a summer job in a McDonalds in Alameda, California.

            I use the word “claim” because there is no evidence that she actually worked at a McDonalds. It’s not me who has asked for the evidence; no skin off my teeth. At the same time, the McDonalds Corporation has, officially, said that there is no evidence of her employment with the company.

            The thing that gets me going, though, is who puts these ideas into the head of this modern day P.T. Barnum? Does The Donald come up with them on his own? After all, the proof of his supreme marketing schemes has been clear and evident all of his life. This McDonalds idea was better than shooting a man out of a cannon. It wasn’t just a home run, it was a grand slam!

            The campaign event has gone viral, meaning that it has garnered more positive spin than could ever have been imagined. Whether one likes Trump or not, it has to be acknowledged that he is a supreme promoter, particularly when it comes to Donald J. Trump. Like Barnum once said, “Without promotion something terrible happens…nothing!”

            Trump arrived at the store in his usual attire: dark suit, white shirt with French cuffs, and red power tie. Then, he took the suit coat off and donned a McDonalds’ apron as he moved to the French fry area. An employee began to “school” him in how to fry the potatoes and, although he is a billionaire and Presidential candidate, the former President seemed to make everyone around comfortable. He was having fun.

            Thousands of people had lined the streets and surrounded the store, showing just how popular he is. That popularity was highlighted as he began to work the Drive-Thru window. The interaction between the people in the Drive-Thru cars and this most unusual McDonalds French fry employee was fun to see.

            The window scene gave me a great idea for a Trump commercial. Have the candidate dressed in his apron, smiling and leaning out the window. Ask for the vote and, then, as he ends the commercial, ask, “Would you like fries with that?”

            Of course not everyone felt the positive nature of the event as highly as the Trump supporters. One liberal advocate for the Harris-Walz ticket called the political episode “staged.” No! A political event staged?

Did he mean like a hunting trip in Minnesota with the Vice President candidate Tim Walz? Someone should have been in charge of loading his shotgun.

Or a trip to the southern border for Madame Vice President when she hasn’t been there for three and one-half years? But she stayed for two whole hours.

            Everything in politics is staged. It’s just that some “stage” better than others and Donald Trump is better at staging events than his opponent. He’s the P.T. Barnum of the political arena. Yes, and he’s not afraid to wear the clown suit and sometimes he even acts like one.

            Finally, the news on the campaign trail is that Ms. Harris said that Donald Trump is exhausted. If he’s not, he should be. Yeah, he’s so exhausted that he’s thinking about adding to his schedule another job for his resume. In campaign news to come, look for him to visit your house and ask if you need an oil change. And, when he’s through with that, I think he cleans toilets and does windows!