Trump made a noise somewhere between Anthony Hopkins’ fictional cannibal salivating over a census taker’s liver and Homer Simpson being overcome by the sight of a donut
Donald Trump made a bizarre, Hannibal Lecter-esque vocalisation while describing his favourite food. The US President was giving a rambling speech, for some reason, to the McDonalds Impact Summit in Washington DC, in front of a crowd of franchise owners, operators and suppliers.
During the speech, which saw the President, 79, veer from topic to topic even more wildly than usual, Trump said: “No matter who you are, everybody loves something at McDonald’s. There’s always something to have.”
“I like the fish,” he continued, before making a weird sound that was somewhere between Anthony Hopkins’ infamous fictional cannibal salivating over a census taker’s liver and Homer Simpson being overcome by the sight of a donut.
He added: “You could do a little bit more tartar sauce, though, please. Seriously.” Gesturing to the executives on the front row, he added: “Do you understand that? Yes, he understands.”
It would not be the first time a major corporation has changed a recipe at the whim of Donald Trump, who is definitely not acting like a king or dictator. Coca Cola recently re-introduced cane sugar to its products in the United States after years of using high-fructose corn syrup. Trump had demanded the change be made on social media, despite famously being a Diet Coke drinker.
Elsewhere in the speech Trump declared himself to be “one of your all-time most loyal customers.” He also claimed to be the first President ever to have been a fry-cook at McDonalds. Trump was never employed at McDonalds, but did a photo op where he posed as one during the 2024 election.
No President has ever gone to the Oval Office after working at McDonalds earlier in their life, however Barack Obama once worked at a Baskin Robbins.
Trump has repeatedly spoken of his fondness for the “late great Dr Hannibal Lecter”, describing him as “legendary” and a “lovely man”. He was neither. Also both the character (as far as we know at this point in Thomas Harris’ series of novels) and Hopkins who most notably portrayed him, are very much alive.
He has more recently clarified that he understands that Lecter is a fictional character and not a real person.