As Twitchy reported, President Trump invited the NCAA national champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House and offered them a classy table filled with fast food from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King.
There was controversy, though; Trump had said he’d purchased over a thousand burgers stacked a mile high, but the fact-checking firefighters at the Washington Post did some calculations and discovered, at two inches a burger, a thousand burgers would not reach one mile high.
Hey, remember that time when reporters fact-checked President Obama jumping into “the Beast” and taking it to Five Guys? They didn’t have to, because every moment was caught on camera — almost as if the whole thing were a show for the cameras filming for a two-night special.
NBC News reported at the time:
For a health food nut, President Barack Obama sure likes his burgers.
Obama made a surprise lunchtime stop at Five Guys Burgers and Fries, a fast-food restaurant in Washington, D.C.
The president ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, jalapeño peppers, and mustard, and placed several other to go orders for his staff. He also ordered a cheeseburger for Brian Williams, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. The network is filming a day-in-the-life program, “Inside the Obama White House: Brian Williams Reports,” a two-night special airing June 2 and 3, at 9 p.m. ET.
Aw, the president even bought lyin’ Brian Williams a cheeseburger.
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— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 15, 2019
Obama also went to Five Guys with Brian Williams, who had an immediate orgasm
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 15, 2019
To be completely honest, Five Guys is one of the best fast food burger joints in America. But yeah, the hypocrisy is clear.
— Skip smith (@Skipsmi41932994) January 15, 2019
The facts are that people will attack anyone they don’t like for whatever it is. If they like the person they find excuses to pardon everything. I don’t care what he fed them. He was being hospitable the best he thought should be done for a bunch of 18-21 year olds that loved it
— God and Buccos (@1focusedvideo) January 15, 2019
yea, he paid himself so that there wasn't a criticism over taxpayer money being used at a time of Gov shutdown and then because he was thinking the young men usually love fast food, I think he really thought that was a fun idea and not insulting like everyone is making it to be.
— ⚜ ✝?N Y ? ⚜Saints 13-3 (@roxnola1) January 15, 2019
tbh who wouldnt jump at the opportunity to have a burger in the Lincoln room like damn
— Ya boy, SpaceCowboy (@Dogsdogsdoge) January 15, 2019
It’s an amazing time…watching the media hypocrisy and TDS out in the open for everyone too see.
Only the oblivious disregard it.— truthseeker (@wedjim) January 15, 2019
If I didn’t know better I’d think you’re saying there’s a double standard! Shocking!
— Bob Reller (@RellerBob) January 15, 2019
If you don't know Obama's was scripted and cleared by SS ahead of time, I've got some ocean front property on Mercury to sell you…
— EternalDamned (@POdVet) January 15, 2019
Elizabeth Warren: I’m going to have me a beer and watch this totally un-staged video
— Dartmouth Matt (@Philly_Asshole) January 15, 2019
The celebrity worship of politicians is beyond gross. Ugh. Credit for hitting up 5 Guys though. Best fast food burger.
— zone of danger (@mr_bovine_jonie) January 15, 2019
Not a peep in the whole 8 years of that regime
— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) January 15, 2019
Remember when Obama spent $65,000 of taxpayer dollars on flying in hotdogs & pizza from Chicago for a private party at the White House ?
— Jo Michigan (@JPreibus) January 15, 2019
It's almost as if they "like" Obama but "dislike" Trump and view each's respective actions through the lens of their existing bias.
Who does that?
— Immortal Cornholio (@sneknostep) January 15, 2019
Same newspaper & different results. pic.twitter.com/HOOMpx6qlH
— Sandy Billy Vincent ?? (@sandyleevincent) January 15, 2019
Here are those headlines in case they don’t both show up:
NBC News also noted that, “Despite their burger runs, the Obamas are big believers in exercise and healthy eating.”
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‘Wokest of the woke’! Vox writer’s thread on Trump’s fast food buffet for Clemson players is PEAK lefty triggering https://t.co/l3q9NuPVGS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 15, 2019
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