The same US politician who complained aloud on the campaign trail about the price of arugula lettuce today took a second high-profile trip to a Washington hamburger joint, entourage in tow.
Shortly after noon today, President Barack Obama and a contingent of aides and press climbed into the presidential motorcade and drove to 5 Guys, one in a chain of fantastic burger joints that dot the Washington area.
The president was greeted at the restaurant in southeast Washington with squeals and shrieks of delight from patrons and passers by. He paid about $80 for burgers for himself and his aides, ordering a cheeseburger with jalapeno pepers, tomato, lettuce and mustard, and an order of fries.
Unlike a trip a few weeks ago to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, this time the president did not offer to treat the assembled press pack to lunch.
After ordering, Obama greeted other patrons, chatting about the economy, praising a man's military service, and telling a woman from Dublin that he wants to visit Ireland.
