The former president Bill Clinton gave his speech on Wednesday on the third night of the Democratic National Conventionin the city of Chicago, Illinois. In addition to supporting the nomination of Kamala Harris As a presidential candidate, she did a joke on the personal bond that unites him to the vice president and which is linked to the fast food chain McDonald’s.
In his early years in the White House, in the 1990s, Clinton He was known for his affection for the Golden Arches company’s hamburgers.. To such an extent that a branch of the company located in Little Rockin its Arkansas hometown, has a plaque that pays tribute to the many times the Democrat went there for lunch or dinner when he was governor of that state.
In reference to that past, the former president took advantage his speech to support Harris with a joke: “I will be very happy when she actually enters the White House because, finally, will break my record as the president who has spent the most time at McDonald’s”. It is that the current vice president and presidential candidate worked at that fast food chain during a summer when I was young.
“When (Harris) was a student, he worked at McDonald’s“He would greet every person with that thousand-watt smile and say, ‘How can I help you? ’ And Now that he is at the pinnacle of power, he keeps asking: ‘How can I help you?“he added.
“Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald’s during his morning runs from the Arkansas governor’s mansion,” reads the plaque on the Little Rock branch bearing his name. “Thank you for your preference, Mr. President,” the tribute adds.
Bill Clinton was a frequent McDonald’s customer when he was governor and then president.X @ding3rs
The former president’s predilection was also represented in a parody in “Saturday Night Live”where the comedian Phil Hartman He played the former head of state visiting franchises of the big M, eating the customers’ food and telling other jokes about the president’s hobby.
However, with age, Clinton had to stop eating at the famous fast food chain for health reasons. According to The Washington Postafter undergoing a quadruple surgery bypassthe 78-year-old man had to abandon his favorite burgers and devote himself fully to a predominantly vegan diet.
Beyond the jokes, Clinton gave a 30 minute speech loaded with praise for Harris and thanks to the president Joe Bidenwho declined his candidacy and backed his vice president weeks ago, amid questions about his age, health and ability to govern for another four years.
“He did something that is really difficult for a politician: he voluntarily gave up power.“I want to thank him for his courage, his compassion, his class, his service and his sacrifice,” Clinton said. The former president also considered that this decision will make Biden’s presidential legacy even better.
Bill Clinton endorses Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Jacquelyn Martin – AP
On the other hand, he pointed out that In November there will be a “clear choice””. “Kamala Harris y Tim Walz “They are two leaders with quintessentially American, yet unlikely, life stories. Their careers began in community courts and in classrooms, two leaders who spent their entire lives doing good work,” he said of the Democratic ticket.
For Clinton, this year’s election will be marked by obvious polarization: “Kamala Harris, for the people, and the other guy (Donald Trump) which has shown even more than in the first round who cares only about himself.”
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