The office of president of the
United States comes with numerous privileges, from being the leader of
the most powerful nation on earth to having access to the nuclear codes.
The most enjoyable for Donald Trump, however, appears to be the food
situation. And what a situation it is almost immediately after being sworn in, Trump had the White House kitchen stocked with Lay’s potato chips. At dinners, he’s said to get two scoops of ice cream
instead of the requisite one given to everyone else. (Except for Mike
Pence, who eats a fruit plate.) And he reportedly sent his bodyguard out
to get McDonald’s, which he preferred to the food specially made in the
White House kitchen.
A new article in Politico looks at the tenure of former bodyguard turned aide Keith Schiller, as he’s set to be interviewed by the House Intelligence Committee as part of its Russia investigation. In part, it mentions this bit about how Schiller indulged the president’s gastronomical whims:
Source Gabriella Paiella (yahoo news)And when the White House kitchen staff couldn’t match the satisfaction of a quarter-pounder with cheese (no pickles, extra ketchup) and a fried apple pie, it was Schiller, bodyguard and Trump whisperer, who would head down New York Avenue to McDonald’s on a stealth fast food run.