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Cross-posted from āToo Bad, So Sad, Too Late - McDonaldās tells U.S. restaurants itās not a āpolitical brandā after Trump visitā by @[email protected] in [email protected]
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Though President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonaldās location on Sunday, the fast-food giant is trying to stay neutral in the presidential race.
āAs weāve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While weāve not sought this, itās a testament to how much McDonaldās resonates with so many Americans. McDonaldās 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 havenāt eaten at a McDonalds since before covid, and I donāt really miss it.
They can distance themselves all they want. The damage is done.
Theyāre all franchises
I canāt imagine there is anything in the contract they violated either.
But, that being said, I would certainly avoid that Maccaās and the franchise owners ones
Thatās part of the damage done. They can claim theyāre non-political, but they allow their franchisees to make corporate appear political, because theyāre basically the same thing to the average person because they donāt know the difference.
Streisand effect. Firstly, the first thing Trump dumbasses are going to do is claim freedom of speech and start trashing maccas joints. Doing that will hurt all maccas franchises and make it dangerous for them.
Secondly, not if its not in the contractā¦ Trump will threaten to fight for them. It wonāt matter if he loses (Right wing idiots will pretend theyāre winning). Maccas is a global brand, so there is a lot of potential for damage.
Best thing to do is simply block the franchise owner from getting any more franchises, and prioritise other franchise owners. Itās subtle, and it works longer term