To celebrate their NCAA National Football Championship, the Clemson Tigers ate like burger kings at the White House last night.
Donald Trump, who the Chicago Tribune reports paid for the meal out of his out pocket because of the government shutdown, set up a spread of McDonald's Quarter Pounders, Big Macs, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, french fries, and even boxes of Domino's pizzas, complete with gravy boats filled with packaged sauces.
"I like it all. I like it all. It’s all good stuff, great American food. And it’s going to be very interesting to see at the end of this evening how many are left," said Trump.
In a now-viral video on Twitter, one Clemson athlete can be heard saying, "I thought it was a joke."
Twitter had an absolute field day with the scene:
\u201cThis is the news photo that would make a returning time traveler realize they fucked something up\u201d— Jess Dweck (@Jess Dweck) 1547519903
\u201cOne 12-year-old boy.\nOne magic amulet.\nOne crazy election.\n\nPRESIDENT BIG BOY\ncoming this fall on NBC\u201d— Rob (@Rob) 1547518629
\u201cWhite House Staffer, choking through tears - "I... guess... we could... use the... Lincoln gravy boats... for the... Mc... the McNug... the McNugget sauces." \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— W. Kamau Bell (@W. Kamau Bell) 1547511980
\u201cHome Alone 5: White House (2019)\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1547509329
\u201c\u201cI thought the White House was \u2018sposed to be \u2018fancy\u2019..\u201d\u201d— \u1d05\u1d0f \u028f\u1d0f\u1d1c s\u1d07\u1d07 \u1d1b\u029c\u026as \u1d04\u1d0f\u1d00\u1d1b?! (@\u1d05\u1d0f \u028f\u1d0f\u1d1c s\u1d07\u1d07 \u1d1b\u029c\u026as \u1d04\u1d0f\u1d00\u1d1b?!) 1547510548
\u201c#WhiteHouseDinners \nEach player and coach received a luxury gift to commemorate the evening.\u201d— Gordon Gartrelle (@Gordon Gartrelle) 1547523017
\u201cPOTUS serving only the best in fast food. \u201cOur nutrionist must be having a fit\u201d Clemson player says\u201d— Brian J. Karem (@Brian J. Karem) 1547508354
Not all the athletes were laughing though. Matt Bockhorst, a Clemson player photographed at the feast mid food grab, had to remind the internet who exactly he was.
The image is still hilarious though.
\u201cif trump serving McDonalds off of silver platters during a formal dinner at the White House isn\u2019t a metaphor for his presidency idk what is\u201d— poorvi (@poorvi) 1547531340
