McDonald's tells U.S. restaurants it's not a 'political brand' after Trump visit
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McDonald's said it is not endorsing a presidential candidate after Trump's visit to one of its restaurants.

Cross-posted from ā€œToo Bad, So Sad, Too Late - McDonaldā€™s tells U.S. restaurants itā€™s not a ā€˜political brandā€™ after Trump visitā€ by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Excerpt:

Though President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonaldā€™s location on Sunday, the fast-food giant is trying to stay neutral in the presidential race.

ā€œAs weā€™ve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While weā€™ve not sought this, itā€™s a testament to how much McDonaldā€™s resonates with so many Americans. McDonaldā€™s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next President,ā€ the company said in an internal message viewed by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.

I havenā€™t eaten at a McDonalds since before covid, and I donā€™t really miss it.

  • The Pantser@lemmy.world
    2210Ā·
    10 hours ago

    Nope the corporate had to have been fully aware since there was a joke on SNL about his visit happening the next day. It was in the news that it was gonna happen and McDonaldā€™s did nothing to stop it.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      279Ā·
      10 hours ago

      since there was a joke on SNL about his visit happening the next day

      It was in the news

      I think youā€™re confused.

      Because I said they likely found out when everyone else didā€¦

      And you replied saying they found outā€¦

      When everyone else did?

      McDonaldā€™s did nothing to stop it.

      Then thereā€™s the part where Iā€™d still need to explain how franchising works

      • houndeyes@toast.oooEnglish
        44Ā·
        9 hours ago

        Then thereā€™s the part where Iā€™d still need to explain how franchising works

        Hah! I love how palpable you made your exasperation!

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      152Ā·
      10 hours ago

      McDonalds is a franchise, local owners are separate entities from the franchise ā€œparentā€.

      Plus, McDonalds is a huge company. They probably couldnā€™t move their massive legal machinery to respond in time to stop it. Even if they could they would probably have had to know which franchisee was doing it ahead of time, and also have to find something in the franchise agreement specifically they were violating.

      • Leeks@lemmy.world
        14Ā·
        9 hours ago

        In b4 McDā€™s changes the franchising agreement to require all events with media present to be approved by McDā€™s corp prior to the event.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
      4Ā·
      10 hours ago

      If they had done something to stop it, they would have been sued by the franchise owner who did nothing to violate the franchise agreement.

      Which is interesting, because usually corporate has all the power in franchise agreements.