One in eight Americans has worked for the chain, according to McDonalds.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 20, 2024. | In this May 15, 2024, file photo, a McDonalds sign is shown.Vice President Kamala Harris having worked there in college has repeatedly been brought up by speakers at the Democratic National Convention -- almost as if it's on a menu -- and her campaign is using it as a symbolic, shorthand way of connecting her experience with that of working-class Americans.
Harris and Walz have pointed out that their working-class roots are in sharp contrast to former President Donald Trump's much wealthier upbringing. Walz took a dig at a campaign event a few weeks ago, claiming that Trump wouldn't be able to cut it as a fast-food worker."Let's compare their resumes, shall we?," she said. "One candidate worked at McDonald's while she was in college at an HBCU, .
"I still have the framed picture which you just saw, and there was a ring, golden arches and all. And then, I waited tables, parked cars. I was working full-time, so I could afford to go to college part-time. And thanks to partial scholarships, student loans, and a little help from my dad, I got myself through law school, and I got my first job as a lawyer," he said.
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