Why didn't she show the Americans that she knew how to do it? – wonders the correspondent of “Fakty” TVN, Marcin Wrona, pointing out that Kamala Harris did not visit the premises of one of the fast food chains, which is what her rival in the race for the White House decided to do. Bartosz Węglarczyk assesses Donald Trump's serving of fries as a “very smart move”. Journalists discuss the US campaign in a new episode of the “Correspondents” podcast.
– Apparently, that's what Corey Lewandowski from the staff told me Donald Trump (…) Donald Trump himself came up with the idea that he would go to a fast food restaurant and fry french fries, and this is a jab at Kamala Harris, who said that she earned extra money as a student, and Donald Trump wouldn't be able to cope – said Marcin Wrona from “Fakty” TVN, commenting on the appearance of the Republican candidate in the “Correspondents” podcast at McDonald's in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
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Bartosz Węglarczyk from Onet noticed that the place was closed for the duration of Trump's visit. – Someone took a photo of signs stuck on the door stating that the place would be closed tomorrow, as requested by former President Donald Trump. I think that the people who picked up fries from him at the window were not random either, I think it was the Secret Service and probably a few members of his election team – said Bartosz Węglarczyk.
The presenters discussed which candidate was perceived as being closer to ordinary people. Bartosz Węglarczyk assessed Trump's visit to the premises as a “very clever move” that fits into the creation of the image of “a man who is the same as these ordinary people.” – Whereas Kamala Harris he doesn't do that, I have the impression – he added. – When this fast food patent appeared, I thought to myself: why didn't Kamala Harris, who – as she says – worked in this fast food restaurant during her student days, go to the fast food place where she worked a month ago? (…) Why didn't she show the Americans that she knew how to do it? – Marcin Wrona wondered.
Donald Trump and the image of “outside the norm”
Talking about the candidates in the presidential elections in USAjournalists also drew attention to the role of clothing in creating an image. Bartosz Węglarczyk pointed to Trump's “poorly tied” tie and too large suit, noting that the former president “has no ordinary past, he was born into a rich family, he received huge money from his father to start his own business, he has never known poverty in his life.” “.
Marcin Wrona assessed that “Donald Trump built his image based on things that are outside the norm.” – Outside the norm is a large suit and a tie that reaches below the trouser belt. This is everything outside the norm, this is what was talked about, this is what was paid attention to – noted the correspondent of “Fakty” TVN.
The journalists also talked about the most important moments of the ongoing campaign in the United States, pointed out the type of campaign of which “Americans are fed up” and discussed the absence of Polish representatives at the meeting of Keir Starmer, Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron in Germany. All episodes of “Correspondents” can be watched on TVN24 GO.
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