Remember the frog that’s sat in a pot of water that’s being gently heated up? The temperature increase is so gradual that it doesn’t think to hop out until it’s too late and is boiled alive. Well, that frog is all of his right now, and the slowly boiling water is the pudding that is Donald Trump‘s brain.
By now, we’re all used to Trump delivering rambling and nonsensical speeches to captive audiences. Maybe he’s once again referencing the “late, great Hannibal Lecter”, maybe he’s musing on the dangers of shark attacks, maybe he’s just telling a meandering anecdote about some guy he used to golf with in the 1980s.
But, even by Trump’s standards, the speech he delivered at the McDonald’s Impact Summit franchise owners last night was some truly wacky stuff. For example, check out this shining display of oratory skills:
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side — pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability." pic.twitter.com/zfwU90muzW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 17, 2025
“And then they said “skedaddle”. The word “skedaddle” and that plane went *psshhh* like this, you know when it drops the bomb it goes.. down, right? Because it gives it a better angle and, you know, more speed for the bomb. Very very heavy bombs. And they go boom! And as soon as those things… the one pilot, he said “skedaddle!” and that thing just turned on its side *psshhhh* and it, I mean it’s just so unbelievable.”
Sir, this is a McDonald’s Impact Summit. What in the Sam Hill are you blathering about?!
The Tartar sauce issue
To be fair to Trump, he did eventually say something that actually made sense. Trump, a sincere fan of McDonald’s, became oddly lucid for a moment when singing the praises of the Filet-o-Fish, but had one big complaint:
Trump: "No matter who you are, everybody loves something at McDonald's. I like the fish. Khhhhh. I like it. You could do a little bit more tartar sauce though please. Seriously." pic.twitter.com/inNSteltbF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 18, 2025
“No matter who you are, everybody loves something at McDonald’s. There’s always something to have. I like the fish. Khhhhh…. I like it. You could do a little bit more tartar sauce though please. Seriously. I hate when I say ‘do you have any tartar sauce’, do you understand that, yes.. yes?”
It’s hard not to shake the feeling that Trump may have contributed much more to the world if he’d ditched politics and real estate and focused on running a branch of McDonald’s. Sure, he’d probably be a terrible boss in general, but at least he has a genuine love of the product.
But, after last night, Ronald McDonald is probably annoyed that the President is encroaching on his turf. There’s only room for one clown in this building!
