Staff Reports
The saga of Kamala Harris and her alleged fast-food history continues to unravel like a poorly made Big Mac. According to her carefully curated narrative, she proudly flipped burgers and greeted customers at a McDonald’s during her college years. It turns out that this tale may be more fiction than fact, as a deep dive into public records reveals a glaring lack of evidence supporting her culinary claims.
Since the commencement of her presidential campaign back in 2019, Harris has touted her supposed McDonald’s work as a badge of honor. She frequently regaled audiences with stories of her summer job, exclaiming accolades about her experience in the big yellow and red establishment. This, however, seems to be more of a marketing gimmick than reality. The Washington Free Beacon took it upon itself to investigate this unusual entry on Harris’s resume and found that her assertions don’t quite add up. It seems local media outlets have lapped up Harris’s anecdotes with barely a second thought—more like fans cheering on a sitcom rather than journalists doing their jobs.
Listen for yourself. Kamala Harris admitted to lying about her prosecutorial experience during her first run for office. She's been a dishonest politician her entire career. pic.twitter.com/MbgbTfQhYW
— Alex Pfeiffer (@__Pfeiffer) August 29, 2024
Just recently, cracks in this shiny façade began to show when Politico reported that Harris’s campaign altered a campaign ad originally stating she worked at McDonald’s to “pay her way” through college. The latest edition of the ad now clarifies that the job was less about necessity and more about pocket money. This could be an unfortunate case of exaggeration—a common occurrence among politicians eager to connect with the so-called “everyday American.” However, when digging through her memoirs published in 2010 and 2019, one can’t help but notice that neither mention this proud moment at the Golden Arches. One must wonder if she was simply too busy crafting a narrative befitting her current narrative of elitism to recall the lowly summer gig.
The plot thickened even further when the Free Beacon revealed a job application from 1987, which shows a keen young Kamala applying for a position at the Alameda County District Attorney’s office. Notably absent from this application is any mention of a fast-food gig. Instead, it meticulously details other professional experiences over the past decade—stock brokerage, law school, but alas, no McDonald’s. It raises eyebrows as to why a summer flipping fries wasn’t worth even a tiny sentence on her employment history. Could it be that the story is as cooked as that overdone cheeseburger?
Harris has never been shy about her worldly experiences—boasting about her travels in exotic locations like India and Europe while completely leaving out any fast-food associations. Perhaps it would be too “pedestrian” to mention a job often filled by high school students, something that doesn’t align with her “champion of the elites” image. Meanwhile, comparisons to other politicians trying to connect with the common man seem inevitable. Former President Obama drew on his scooping skills at Baskin-Robbins, a claim that was backed up with photographic proof and, one must assume, a few scoops of actual ice cream. Here, Harris is left scrambling for evidence like a customer frantically searching for the ketchup in a drive-thru.
It’s worth noting that Harris isn’t alone in her struggle for authenticity. The incoming VP’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, has faced his share of scrutiny regarding his own statements about military service and family struggles. Both seem to be in a race to spin their narratives while doing some creative figure-touting. As Harris gears up for an interview, the world waits to see whether she’ll serve up genuine insights or just another half-baked story from the politically charged kitchen of Washington. To count on these politicians to tell the truth about their backgrounds is like expecting a fast-food worker to prepare a gourmet meal.
