KOMPAS.com – United States (US) President Donald Trump’s penchant for eating has become a common topic of conversation among his supporters.
The 47th US President, who was officially inaugurated on Monday (20/1/2025), is known to have a hobby of eating fast food (junk food) since a long time ago.
“If it’s typical American food, I like it. “It’s all American food,” Trump said when asked about the restaurant brand junk food his favorite, quoted from CNNTuesday (21/1/2025).
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Trump called hamburgers, pizza and French fries his favorite American foods.
Quoted from Hindustan TimesTrump’s four favorite fast foods are McDonald’s (burgers), KFC (chicken), pizza and soda (Diet Coke).
Trump’s favorite snacks or packaged foods are Oreos and Vienna Fingers.
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Trump always carries the package of snacks tightly closed when he wants to consume them.
In fact, there are reports that Trump avoids eating at non-resident restaurants.franchise to avoid the possibility of being poisoned.
Meanwhile, if you eat fast food from a restaurant franchiseapart from personal taste, Trump believes that this food is safe to eat.
“One bad hamburger can destroy McDonald’s. One bad hamburger and a menu bought from Wendy’s, they’ll go out of business. I like cleanliness and I think it’s better to go there than maybe to a place that doesn’t know where the food comes from,” he said Trump, quoted from Hindustan Times, Tuesday (21/1/2025).
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Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, revealed that Trump would leave his stomach empty for 14 to 16 hours.
At breakfast, Trump will eat bacon and eggs if forced. Then, steak with tomato sauce is avoided as a lunch menu,
Fast food from McDonald’s in the form of two Big Macs and two Filet O Fish will be served for Trump’s dinner.
Sometimes, the dinner menu is replaced with a bucket of KFC fried chicken, not to mention 12 cans of Diet Coke a day.
Especially for visiting guests at the White House, Trump adjusted his food menu preferences during his first term as the 45th US president during 2017-2021.
He chose salad with sauce thousand islands, accompanied by dessert in the form of two scoops of vanilla ice cream and chocolate pie for the reception for presidential palace guests.
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