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11. Nope

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:32 PM

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I disagree.

Other than the 2024 stunt, which was arranged specifically with the pro-Trump franchise owner of that particular restaurant (which suffered its own local backlash, and IIRC, the corporate HQ distanced themselves from), the MCDonald’s company has not been overtly pro-Trump.

Other than example #1, which I discussed above, the examples you listed are extremely flimsy, and do not make a strong case for boycotting the fast food chain.

Folks have limited bandwidth and resources for this kind of thing, and Boycotts should be strategic, and justified, and this is neither.

I boycott all Georgia Pacific paper products and other Koch-owned businesses because the Koch’s have a well established history of supporting republicans and fascist causes.

For whatever flaws the company has, McDonald’s does not come anywhere close to the corporate sins of the Koch’s, WalMart, Amazon, Tesla, Home Depot, Chick-Fil-A and others.

I will eat there when I wish (usually when they have coupons) and will not feel a bit of guilt over it.

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Boycott McDonalds! [View all] clevergrrrl Tuesday OP

Food is crap H to HE Tuesday #1

No worries. I have not eaten there in probably 40 years!! beaglelover Tuesday #2

Me neither. 👍 sheshe2 Tuesday #6

Awful stuff, can't call food snowybirdie Tuesday #3

My crappy fast food of choice is Burger King Bluestocking Tuesday #4

Jack in the box once a year treat for corporate junk food for me! kimbutgar Tuesday #18

Going on 20 years of abstinence here at this household. magicarpet Tuesday #5

I haven't been to McDonald's since college. Coventina Tuesday #7

Haven't been in one in years. Nothing there for a vegetarian. Ritabert Tuesday #8

My only fast food indulgence moonscape Tuesday #9

"Donald Trump eating a Big Mac is Donald Trump eating himself, or another facet of himself betsuni Tuesday #10

Nope Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #11

Don't be going all sensible... GJGCA Tuesday #12

I can't help it Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #13

How is a boycott not "reality based" clevergrrrl Tuesday #19

I would argue that any PR McDonalds got MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #21

Are you boycotting Coca-cola too? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #24

Yeah I agree most of those "accusations" are silly, yes he bought food there, anybody can nt EX500rider Tuesday #14

+1 Takket Tuesday #16

Whether the company had B.See Tuesday #15

i can't remember the last time i ate a McDonald's burger ! kimbutgar Tuesday #17

I haven't been to McDonalds in over 25 years. Emile Tuesday #20

I'm a vegetarian, l don't ever eat that crap. 🤢🤮nt Raine Tuesday #22

Indeed, when they were announced as donating funds to the Felon rogue emissary Tuesday #23