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Cross-posted from āToo Bad, So Sad, Too Late - McDonaldās tells U.S. restaurants itās not a āpolitical brandā after Trump visitā by @JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee in !news@beehaw.org
Excerpt:
Though President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonaldās location on Sunday, the fast-food giant is trying to stay neutral in the presidential race.
āAs weāve seen, our brand has been a fixture of conversation in this election cycle. While weāve not sought this, itās a testament to how much McDonaldās resonates with so many Americans. McDonaldās does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next President,ā the company said in an internal message viewed by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.
I havenāt eaten at a McDonalds since before covid, and I donāt really miss it.
Nope the corporate had to have been fully aware since there was a joke on SNL about his visit happening the next day. It was in the news that it was gonna happen and McDonaldās did nothing to stop it.
I think youāre confused.
Because I said they likely found out when everyone else didā¦
And you replied saying they found outā¦
When everyone else did?
Then thereās the part where Iād still need to explain how franchising works
Hah! I love how palpable you made your exasperation!
McDonalds is a franchise, local owners are separate entities from the franchise āparentā.
Plus, McDonalds is a huge company. They probably couldnāt move their massive legal machinery to respond in time to stop it. Even if they could they would probably have had to know which franchisee was doing it ahead of time, and also have to find something in the franchise agreement specifically they were violating.
In b4 McDās changes the franchising agreement to require all events with media present to be approved by McDās corp prior to the event.
I would be surprised if they donāt already have this
If they had done something to stop it, they would have been sued by the franchise owner who did nothing to violate the franchise agreement.
Which is interesting, because usually corporate has all the power in franchise agreements.