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Trump's McDonald’s Stunt Falls Flat

2026-04-13 News & Politics
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Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell break down Donald Trump’s bizarre McDonald’s DoorDash photo op at the White House, meant to highlight his “no tax on tips” policy. What starts as an economic messaging push quickly goes off the rails when Trump presses a DoorDash driver on her vote and veers into culture war territory. They also dig into what Democrats can learn from this kind of populist messaging and the risks of trying to copy it without losing the plot on good policy. For a limited time, get up to 20% off Bull Shot and FREE shipping when you text BULWARK20 to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@rockhopkins2687 2026-04-13

Affordable health care would be better than no tax on tips!!!!!!!! Exactly!!!!!

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@derred723 2026-04-13

That story is a story of a failed healthcare system.

319 8 replies
@AlsoSal 2026-04-13

Thank you Catherine! As soon as I saw this I thought how awful it is that she’s medically bankrupt and has to hustle to make ends meet!

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@Sophia_TO-c3c 2026-04-14

No one should go back to work at an old age because they've exhausted their life savings on paying for medical bills.

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@NancyLebovitz 2026-04-13

We have a secret ballot in this country for good reasons. Along with everything else, it isn't appropriate for a President to ask someone how they voted.

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@feyasterling 2026-04-14

I also did not see this as a heartwarming story. I thought it was a really sad display of the status of our economy and healthcare.

159 1 replies
@DarkWoke-1 2026-04-13

They could not understand she didn’t want to lie. It’s something they can’t comprehend.

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@seantaylor2046 2026-04-14

The best comment she had was about her husband just finishing a book. Trump asks what its about. She answered "Humility". Priceless!

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@wtmayhew 2026-04-14

I agree, Grandma and Grandpa should have universal health care so that Grandma doesn’t have to go hustle Door Dash.

77 1 replies
@loweffortsnark 2026-04-13

Thank you for making this point about the cancer family doordasher! I DoorDash and work full time and my 9 year old is 4 years into cancer treatment. It’s not a cute story.

69 4 replies

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