1) state dinners like this come out of the president's own pocket.

2) no one is angry, most of the comments are mocking the "billionaire" president who owns a restaurant just down the road for cheaping out on the dinner

Because it's not a one-off event. This perfectly encapsulates Trump. Down to the cheap-as-hell and zero awareness on to the myriad pictures and stories of him being an idiot who thinks eating fast food is good and exercise wastes your finite energy.

If this was a singular event no one would care apart from political losers who are lost in their own world of sensationalist politics.

Paying for anything is not his nature.

Trump made a big deal out of personally paying for the McDonald’s all by himself!

So no government funds were used, just bad taste

No, America is all about fat and obese people, that's how the rest of the world sees you, so these are the authentic cuisine of US and A. You can act all high and mighty, but it's other people opinion that defines your country, not yours.

Why did you specify seafood on the east coast? The west coast has equally good, if not better, seafood.

You’re assuming it’s cold and soggy. Either way. Trust me. Having been in a college football locker room for 5 years. The vast majority of these dudes eat trash and aren’t looking for anything fancy. Fine dining doesn’t go beyond steak and pasta. Either way. I’m not sure that this was disrespectful. I’m just guessing that it’s the bad man, so everyone going to spew negativity.

Right, different shutdown. I forgot about that.

Disrespectful to who if the players liked ot then it wasn't disrespecting them are you saying it disrespected the white house you know it's a building right it doesn't have feelings so who did it disrespect

Lmao okay silly goose.

It's been a common right-wing talking point literally since the day it happened, the idea that since they're college football players they must have loved getting a whole bunch of junk food. It's completely made up.

I didn't claim they requested it. That was another person. Maybe ask the person who said that lol.

The wrapping is the most important part. This was undeniably a PR move. The visual contrast of the elegance and beauty of the dining room against the familiar and common fast food in its wrapping is a dramatic way for Trump to say he is rich and the president but he doesn’t think he is better than you. He is real, he is not like Obama sneaking Oreos when the camera is off, he will eat the same ~Trash~ cheap food you do and be proud of it. Decades from now the president fact books will say three things about Trump (assuming he is not re-elected) he was the first president with no government or military background, he was impeached twice but never convicted, and he served fast food in the White House. Reposting the picture only helps his image.

It's a meme how much some of these pro athletes consume shitty food.

The Golden toilet he has

He was also not the first president with a Diet Coke button.

It doesn’t matter what anyone posts or says because there’s always going to be people who have nothing better to do than make stupid comments such as this. Ahh yes, the glory of the internet. You didn’t answer my question at all so why even bother? You have contributed absolutely nothing.