Once again, one must question the wisdom of hiring Emily as UnHerd’s American correspondent. This smarty-pants essay seems like what you would hear in some bull session at an elite college. It even includes a quote by that distant wackjob Andy Warhol to illustrate the scholarly range of her research. Both Trump and RFK Jr. have bigger fish to fry than letting a very clever political stunt come between them. They’re both grown up men on the verge of assuming control of the ship of state. My guess is Kennedy had as good a laugh as the rest of the country apart from the left in its continual and insensate “we’re all gonna die” rage.
J Bryant
1 month ago
Somehow Emily has latched onto this MAHA angle the way a bulldog latches on to a leg. But I’m not quite convinced. I follow politics fairly closely (Heaven help me) and I hadn’t heard of MAHA until Emily wrote about it yesterday in Unherd.
I honestly believe MAHA is a fringe issue for most Republicans, although it may matter to some of RJK Jr’s followers. I accept that small groups of voters will probably now decide the election, but I suspect Trump’s McD’s stunt will motivate more people than it will alienate.
The interesting question, for me, is McDonald’s position regarding Trump. Obviously, Trump’s visit to a McDonald’s must have been approved by corporate HQ. So is McDonalds (and, by implication, much of Big Food) on Trump’s side or are they just hedging their bets?
The vast majority of McDonalds restaurants are independent franchises. The one in Philadelphia that Donald Trump visited is one of them. The owner of that franchise was the one who approved Trump’s visit — Trump has said he is a friend.
McDonalds headquarters issued a statement saying that they do not endorse political candidates and they had nothing to do with the visit. That said, I’m sure they enjoyed the free publicity.
Carlos Danger
1 month ago
An article and an “interview” on this unimportant subject? It’s a little embarrassing that Emily Jashinsky couldn’t find a guest to talk about this and had to just report it herself.
The market seems flooded with too many podcasts so it’s not surprising to see this happen.
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SubscribeOnce again, one must question the wisdom of hiring Emily as UnHerd’s American correspondent. This smarty-pants essay seems like what you would hear in some bull session at an elite college. It even includes a quote by that distant wackjob Andy Warhol to illustrate the scholarly range of her research. Both Trump and RFK Jr. have bigger fish to fry than letting a very clever political stunt come between them. They’re both grown up men on the verge of assuming control of the ship of state. My guess is Kennedy had as good a laugh as the rest of the country apart from the left in its continual and insensate “we’re all gonna die” rage.
Somehow Emily has latched onto this MAHA angle the way a bulldog latches on to a leg. But I’m not quite convinced. I follow politics fairly closely (Heaven help me) and I hadn’t heard of MAHA until Emily wrote about it yesterday in Unherd.
I honestly believe MAHA is a fringe issue for most Republicans, although it may matter to some of RJK Jr’s followers. I accept that small groups of voters will probably now decide the election, but I suspect Trump’s McD’s stunt will motivate more people than it will alienate.
The interesting question, for me, is McDonald’s position regarding Trump. Obviously, Trump’s visit to a McDonald’s must have been approved by corporate HQ. So is McDonalds (and, by implication, much of Big Food) on Trump’s side or are they just hedging their bets?
The vast majority of McDonalds restaurants are independent franchises. The one in Philadelphia that Donald Trump visited is one of them. The owner of that franchise was the one who approved Trump’s visit — Trump has said he is a friend.
McDonalds headquarters issued a statement saying that they do not endorse political candidates and they had nothing to do with the visit. That said, I’m sure they enjoyed the free publicity.
An article and an “interview” on this unimportant subject? It’s a little embarrassing that Emily Jashinsky couldn’t find a guest to talk about this and had to just report it herself.
The market seems flooded with too many podcasts so it’s not surprising to see this happen.