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Bill Clinton stops by McDonald's during his campaign

Former President Bill Clinton surprised a group of fast food workers when he indulged in his well-known love of McDonald's during a campaign stop in support of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Clinton was in Georgia campaigning for Harris when he decided to stop by a local McDonald's. A video of his visit shows him approaching the counter, where a trio of workers look on in shock.

One particularly surprised woman asks Clinton if he is “Joe” – mistaking him for Joe Biden – before he corrects her. When the woman realized who he was, she seemed pleased and left the counter to hug the former president.

“Bill Clinton – oh my God, I love you!” said the worker.

She then posed for photos with Clinton and said, “That's Bill, y'all.”

Former President Bill Clinton poses with a worker during a breakfast stop at a McDonald's in Georgia while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris (Screengrab/Bill Clinton)Former President Bill Clinton poses with a worker during a breakfast stop at a McDonald's in Georgia while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris (Screengrab/Bill Clinton)

Former President Bill Clinton poses with a worker during a breakfast stop at a McDonald's in Georgia while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris (Screengrab/Bill Clinton)

Back in August during the Democratic National Convention, Clinton used his love of McDonald's — and the fact that Harris worked at the restaurant when she was younger — to argue that she would go after waitstaff if elected in November , NBC News reports.

“As a student, she worked at McDonald's,” Clinton said during his speech. “She greeted everyone with that thousand-watt smile and said, 'How can I help you?' And now that she's at the top of her power, she still asks herself, 'How can I help you?'”

He added: “I will be so happy when she actually enters the White House because she will finally break my record as a president who spent the most time at McDonald's.”

Clinton's love of the Golden Arches was so well known during his presidency that it was parodied on “Saturday Night Live,” with Phil Hartman playing Clinton. During the skit, the fake Clinton ate other customers' food and joked about his love for the restaurant.

A McDonald's in Little Rock even has a plaque commemorating his visits while he was governor of Arkansas.

Clinton isn't the only president to show undisguised love for McDonald's; Donald Trump was also a big fan of the fast food chain. He famously invited the Clemson University national football team to a McDonald's feast at the White House in 2019 and bought burgers and fries for first responders working to help residents of East Palestine after a Norfolk Southern train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed last February .

By Vanessa

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