FX168 Financial News Agency (North America) News This year, the spotlight of the presidential campaign is shining brighter than almost any other company. According to a source familiar with the plan, Donald Trump is expected to campaign at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania this Sunday, and there is no sign of it fading.

"I will be working on making French fries for about half an hour," Trump recently told the crowd at a preview of this visit. "I want to see how it goes."

CNN first reported this possible stop, as the former president continues to seek support for baseless claims, Vice President Kamala Harris has never worked there, despite talking about her summer job at the restaurant over the years.

This visit is the latest in the tug of war, as both campaign events seem to be connected to the Golden Arches. In fact, it is a question that reflects the unparalleled resonance of the franchise, with the company estimating that nearly 90% of Americans visit at least once a year.

This restaurant has been a long-standing focus of presidential campaigns. This year is no exception, as Bill Clinton recently embraced a McDonald's employee in Georgia during a stop, and Trump has promised to visit as well.

Experts had previously told Yahoo Finance that this attention is unlikely to affect the company's profitability, as the company has long been dealing with the ever-changing political winds.

McDonald's stock price also reflects the limited negative impact of all the attention, as traders recently pushed it to a historical high, surpassing $310.

This week, McDonald's representatives did not respond to Yahoo Finance's request for comment on a range of issues, including the impact of the campaign attention and the Vice President's work experience there.

Accusations and counter-accusations

Vice President Harris raised McDonald's as a campaign topic for the first time this year (she has done so for years), mentioning her time working at McDonald's, even in campaign ads.

Harris said it was a summer job that helped her better understand less affluent Americans.

"Some of the people I worked with were supporting their families with this salary," she told a group in North Carolina.

For millions of Americans, this is a relatable tale. According to the company, one-eighth of Americans have worked at McDonald's in their lifetime.

Trump's response has been to repeatedly accuse Harris of never actually working there.

"If I worked there for 10 minutes, I worked there longer than she did," he recently told a group in Reno, Nevada, just one of many examples.

Trump's claim seems to have originated from a report in the Washington Free Beacon, which noted that Harris's McDonald's work experience was not on her resume. Trump then distorted this detail beyond recognition, now emphatically stating she never worked there.

So far, Harris has chosen to largely ignore Trump's taunts, but this topic has spread to a broader cultural field and reignited media attention.

Recent stories have delved into a variety of topics, from leadership courses learned while working at McDonald's (The Washington Post), to how working at McDonald's for a period of time now serves as a "badge of honor" for senior officials (The Wall Street Journal), and even how much money presidential campaigns spend there.

Trial running order for the campaign.

Regardless of whether Trump visits, McDonald's has gained a significant amount of business related to political attention.

Trump himself continues to maintain the habit of eating at McDonald's, during a recent visit, he listed two cheeseburgers as his top request.

According to The Washington Post's analysis of campaign financial records, since January 2023, Trump's campaign team has spent about $31,000 at the chain store.

Bill Clinton's most recent stop was during his visit to Georgia to support Harris, where an assistant commemorated the former president with a video, in which he received a hug from an employee.

"I'm Bill," the lady said, initially seeming to confuse him with the current President Joe Biden.

This moment reminds people of the early days, when Clinton's embrace of McDonald's was even more uninhibited. The former president really liked this chain restaurant. According to reports, the Arkansas Little Rock location that he frequently visited while serving as governor even hung up a plaque.

"I've had a great time in the past two days," Clinton joked at a gathering with supporters in Columbus, Georgia, on Monday.

It is currently unclear what Clinton (now a vegetarian) actually ordered.