Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg mocked former President Donald Trump for repeatedly claiming that his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, lied about working for the fast food restaurant McDonalds when she was a college student. Trump even said that he would get a job at McDonalds to prove that its not hard to work there.Harris has often mentions working at McDonalds as a vignette into her working-class origins and understanding of the economic needs of lower- and middle-class Americans. She has said she cooked French fries and served ice cream while working there. Related Pete Buttigieg is playing JD Vance in Tim Walzs debate prep The two were spotted at a Minneapolis hotel preparing for the debate. Kamala said she worked at McDonalds She never did. Lie! Trump wrote in a September 1 post on Truth Social. He has repeatedly accused her of lying about the job as part of his larger effort to cast her as someone who changes her story, identities and policies to suit her ever-changing purposes. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today She said she worked, and grew up in terrible conditions, she worked at McDonalds, it was suchSHE NEVER WORKED THERE! Trump wrote. And these FAKE news reporters will never report it. They dont want to report it because theyre FAKE! Theyre FAKE! They dont want to report it.Trump brought it up again at a rally yesterday, saying that he would get a French fry job at McDonalds and work about a half an hour to prove that such work isnt that hard. Trump: I'm going to go to a McDonald's next week. I'm going to go to a McDonald's and I'm going to work the french fry job for about a half an hour. I want to see how it is.. pic.twitter.com/5EXIqDdMz4 Acyn (@Acyn) September 24, 2024Frustrated that Trump was making light of wage labor, Buttigieg responded to Trump later that same day, bringing up Trumps policy proposals: If were really going to have to talk about McDonalds for a couple online news cycles, then let it be about how and why Trump and the GOP oppose increasing the minimum wage, but made sure to cut taxes for McDonalds Corporation.If were really going to have to talk about McDonalds for a couple online news cycles, then let it be about how and why Trump and the GOP oppose increasing the minimum wage, but made sure to cut taxes for McDonalds Corporation. Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) September 24, 2024 The federal minimum wage in the United States has been $7.25 per hour since July 2009, the last time that the U.S. Congress raised it. That amount isnt enough to buy most of the value menu meals on McDonalds menu.During his presidency, Trump signed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a tax overhaul which was largely passed by Republicans in a party-line vote. The law cut the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, saving Americas largest corporations billions in taxes. Harris has repeatedly said that Trumps policies for a second term would continue to favor the wealthy and hurt working-class people. While this small McScandal might seem like a nothingburger to some, to Buttigieg, it points to larger issues of economic fairness thats hard for most working Americans to swallow.McDonalds hasnt confirmed Harris claim of being employed there in the 80s, and its unclear if the company keeps employment records from three decades ago from all of its thousands of nationwide locations, which arent owned by the corporation itself but by individual franchisees. The fact-checking site Snopes.com has said theres no evidence (such as a photo, employment record, or confirmation from a friend or family member) to verify Harris claim. Harris also didnt list the job on past resumes, but this alone doesnt disprove her claim since post-college job-seekers dont always list every single position theyve ever had on resumes.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.