The US president’s love for the Big Mac has long been documented
Saudi Arabia has rolled out a mobile McDonald’s truck outside the Royal Court ahead of US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Riyadh – a nod to his well-known love for the Golden Arches.
Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for his first major foreign trip after returning to the White House. While in Riyadh, he signed a “strategic economic partnership” deal, which would see the Saudis investing some to $600 billion in the energy, defense, mining, and space sectors in the US.
A short video of a McDonald’s double-decker trailer parked outside a media hub called ‘Media Oasis’ – where journalists covering Trump’s visit to Riyadh were stationed – was posted on social media earlier in the day.
Conservative journalist Benny Johnson, who was among those sharing the clip, wrote that “Saudi Arabia brought in a mobile McDonald’s for President Trump on his visit.”
Some online commentators described the move by the Saudis as “a charming gesture” and “an ultimate sign of hospitality.” But the most frequent comment was: “I’m Lovin’ It.”
Saudi Arabia brought in a mobile McDonald’s for President Trump on his visit. pic.twitter.com/6fxgqKHbjP
A White House official confirmed to Fox News that there really was a McDonald’s truck in Riyadh during Trump’s visit. However, there have so far been no reports of the US leader stopping for a meal there.
Trump once said in an interview that “the Big Macs are great. The Quarter Pounder. It is great stuff,” while his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski claimed in his book ‘Let Trump Be Trump’ that his typical diet during the race for the White House in 2016 included: “…two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish, and a chocolate malt.”
During his first term, Trump ordered burgers for the national college football champions the Clemson Tigers, who visited the White House. According to his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the president also asked for McDonald’s after his recovery from COVID-19 in 2020.
Last year, he worked at a fryer and handed out food through the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s joint in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The company issued a statement afterwards, saying that it did not give permission for Trump to hold the campaign event at its restaurant. “McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office… We are not red or blue – we are golden,” it read.
