McDonald’s Twitter account brands Trump ‘disgusting excuse of a president’
An official McDonald’s Twitter account has described Donald Trump as a “disgusting excuse of a President” and favored a return for Barack Obama.
To add insult to injury, the bizarre tweet fired at Trump added “also you have tiny hands.”
The tweet disappeared after 30 minutes, leaving many to wonder who was the rogue Twitter user?
The tweet was sent on Thursday from @McDonaldCorp, an official McDonald’s Twitter account, promoting company news and initiatives and boasting 151,000 followers.
For those who missed it this is the tweet @McDonaldsCorp sent to @realDonaldTrump before it was removed pic.twitter.com/TyHt6H5nvj
— Colm McGlinchey (@ColmMcGlinchey) March 16, 2017
McDonald’s later acknowledged the rogue tweet, saying their account had been compromised and the circumstances around the post were being investigated.
The tweet from the giant fast-food chain gave little detail on the culprit, leaving many to speculate if it was the work of a hacker – or an employee still annoyed at Trump’s preference for KFC.
Twitter notified us that our account was compromised. We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this.
— McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) March 16, 2017
Great afternoon in Ohio & a great evening in Pennsylvania - departing now. See you tomorrow Virginia! pic.twitter.com/jQTQYBFpdb
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2016
@KamVTV@McDonaldsCorp Former Obama press sec Robert Gibbs is the executive VP and global chief communications officer at McDonald’s.
— VickiWoodbury ✝️🇺🇸 (@VickiWoodbury) March 16, 2017
Robert Gibbs is Global Chief Communications Officer at McDonald's. He previously served as White House Press Secretary during the first term of the Obama administration.
Arguably, the McDonald’s tweet has received better reaction than their Filet-O-Fish option, with some online hoping the mystery tweeter receives a raise. Others took the tweet seriously though, calling for a boycott of the American restaurant chain.
I know you're gonna fire whoever did this, @McDonaldsCorp, but really you should be giving them a raise. pic.twitter.com/wXoTiXU3U4
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 16, 2017
@McDonaldsCorp@realDonaldTrump@BarackObama I assume somebody decided to quit their social media job in style.
— Matthew Ramsden (@mrramsden) March 16, 2017
Call @McDonaldsCorp and complain! 1-800-244-6227 #boycottmcdonaldspic.twitter.com/PSlAjBmGN7
— msdocmartins (@msdocmartins) March 16, 2017
.@McDonaldsCorp@McDonalds You seriously want to go this route? Great!! You are now officially on the #BoycottMcDonalds list!
— Proud🇺🇸Trumpster (@PresDJTrumpUSA) March 16, 2017
We Support PT pic.twitter.com/Wdac3eB8gR