GOPer Rodney Davis Is Hoping For A Day-Old Happy Meal

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 19: Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., is seen on the Capitol steps after the House's last scheduled vote as the Senate considers the continuing resolution to fund the government on January 19, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 19: Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., is seen on the Capitol steps after the House's last scheduled vote as the Senate considers the continuing resolution to fund the government on January 19, 2018. ... UNITED STATES - JANUARY 19: Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., is seen on the Capitol steps after the House's last scheduled vote as the Senate considers the continuing resolution to fund the government on January 19, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
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On his way over to the White House to chat with President Trump about why many of his constituents have been without pay for the past 25 days, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) had something more satiating on his mind: day-old Mcdonald’s.

Davis has a special place in his heart (and wallet) for the President’s favorite fast food chain. His father started his career as a McDonald’s employee and worked his way up to become a franchise owner. The fast-food company is also the top donor to his campaign committee and leadership PAC, donating more than $125,000 across four election cycles, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

But Davis’s hopes of cold french fries and leftover Big Macs will likely be dashed. While the President boasted on Twitter of his 1,000-plus cheeseburger order for the Clemson Tigers football team last night, he admits the “great guys” and “big eaters” scarfed down all the “hamberders” within one hour.

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  1. Avatar for zandru zandru says:

    Once again (with feeling): Why didn’t Trump get that big luxury hotel down the street, Trump something or other, to cater a decent, maybe even reasonably healthy, meal? You know he could have raked in big with his traditional overcharging the government, while lying and telling the athletes he was doing it “out of his own pocket.”

  2. Shorter GOP Dimwit: “I LOVE cramping, barfing, and riding a commode until I can’t feel my legs anymore!”

  3. Who gives a crap?? Pun intended!

  4. The table may have been cleared, but I’d be willing to bet that quite a bit of that fast food, which was already cold last night, ended up in the trash.

  5. Hmmm. Nothing like a day-old congealed fat soggy Big Mac reheated in the microwave.
    Fries included?

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