United States: But why did Trump have a McDo delivered to the White House?

It’s a particularly unusual sequence for a head of state. But nothing is impossible when that person is Donald Trump, as the American president often surprises us with his sometimes surreal communication.

On Monday, in front of the cameras, the American leader went to the doorstep of the Oval Office at the White House to pick up a McDonald’s delivery. Although a fan of this brand’s hamburgers, Donald Trump’s main goal was to defend his policy against tipping.

“A game with the press”,”Here is your delivery for you Mr. President,” the delivery person said as she handed him two bags. “That’s very nice, look at this,” replied the White House tenant, while playing with the press: “this is not staged.”

The politician then switched gears to highlight his record by using this delivery person as an example. “I heard that you received an extra $11,000 that you didn’t think you would have because the taxes were too high. And you received money like never before.” “Yes, exactly,” simply replied Sharon Simmons, who, according to AFP, is a grandmother of ten grandchildren from Arkansas.

After this sequence, the discussions returned to a more international agenda, focusing on the Middle East conflict, with the American blockade of Iranian ports, and the standoff with Pope Leon XIV after his sharp criticism of the pontiff.

But the American president quickly returned to the concerns of the MAGA sphere. Still accompanied by the puzzled delivery person, Donald Trump then addressed one of his favorite subjects: the ban on transgender individuals in women’s sports competitions, questioning Sharon Simmons about it. “I don’t really have an opinion on that,” the delivery person replied. “I am here to talk about the tipping tax.”

Journalists then asked her if the White House staff gives good tips. “Wait!” Donald Trump exclaimed, pulling out a $100 bill from his pocket and handing it to Sharon Simmons. “You reminded me of that,” the president said with a smile.