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Donald Trump claims Sundar Pichai praised his McDonald’s visit, calling it a major event. He critiques Google for bias in search results about him
Donald Trump works the drive-through line during a campaign photo op as he visits a McDonald’s restaurant on October 20, 2024 in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. (AFP)
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has claimed that Google CEO Sundar Pichai called him to praise his recent visit to a McDonald’s outlet in the US state of Pennsylvania.
During an appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast, Trump said, “I did McDonald’s last week and I actually got a call from Sundar Pichai. ‘This is the biggest thing we’ve had in years,’” he said while referring to the Google CEO. Trump noted that Pichai described the McDonald’s visit as “one of biggest things” on Google in years.
President Trump describes getting a call from Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai following his visit to McDonalds:“This McDonald’s thing was one of the biggest things we have ever had on Google; it just hit.” pic.twitter.com/AcLKq1iiMl
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) October 26, 2024
Trump’s McDonald’s Visit
Trump’s visit to the fast-food giant was deemed a strategic move to target his Democratic rival and Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November 5 election. The campaign was intended as a jab at opponent Harris, who says she worked at the fast-food franchise in her youth.
Trump has repeatedly said that Harris never worked at a McDonald’s while in college, an experience she has spoken about during the campaign. During the Rogan podcast, Trump quipped that he had worked “15 minutes more than her” at the fast-food chain, referencing her past comments about her own experience working at McDonald’s.
Kamala Harris ‘lied’
Trump asserted that Kamala Harris “lied about” working at McDonald’s. “The manager said she’d never worked there,” the former US president said. In addition to the praise from Pichai, Trump has been vocal about his grievances with Google. He accused the search engine of bias, claiming it only displays negative stories about him.
At an event organised by the Economic Club of Chicago on October 15, he mentioned contacting Pichai to express his concerns about search results associated with his name. “I’m getting a lot of good stories lately, but you don’t find them in Google,” he said, labelling the situation as “rigged”.
Trump’s criticisms of Google reflect a broader narrative he has maintained regarding perceived bias from major tech companies against conservative figures. He said that if he has 20 positive articles and 20 negative ones, only the negative ones are visible on Google.
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