Talk about an unexpected drive-thru moment! Over the weekend, former President Bill Clinton rolled into a Georgia McDonald’s to rally support for Kamala Harris, but things quickly took a comical turn. In a viral clip posted by the “Kamala Wins” account, a McDonald’s worker innocently mistook Clinton, 78, for sitting President Joe Biden, 81, sparking a flurry of laughs and eye rolls across social media.
The now-legendary exchange? The worker glanced at Clinton and blurted out, “You, Joe?” leading the former president to clarify his identity before sharing a laugh and handshake. Once she realized it was actually Bill, she went from mildly interested to starstruck, even hopping around the counter to snag a hug and a selfie with the former POTUS. Clinton, ever the crowd-pleaser, graciously obliged.
Social media had a field day. Right-wing accounts roasted the Kamala Wins account for accidentally labeling Clinton as “Bull” Clinton, and fans joked that Democrats must be in “full-on panic mode” if they’re calling in 90s icons to rally the vote.
This McDonald’s pit stop is just one part of a broader “all hands on deck” campaign for Harris as Clinton, and even Barack Obama, hit the trail for the VP. Clinton, sporting a USA bomber jacket and camouflage Harris-Walz cap, also made appearances at churches and local events across Georgia, giving voters plenty of handshakes and selfies along the way.
Absolutely BRUTAL moment for Bill Clinton as a McDonalds employee confuses him for ‘Joe’ Biden while out on the campaign trail for Kamala 😂pic.twitter.com/7G6CRh0Rh2
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 14, 2024
But things aren’t all happy meals and campaign trail selfies. Rumors are swirling of tension between Biden’s and Harris’s teams after Biden stepped back from the race. Reports hint at simmering resentment among Biden aides, claiming they feel cut out of Harris’s campaign strategy as Election Day looms. If there’s one takeaway from the mix-up, it’s that in this rollercoaster election season, even the fast-food counter has become a battleground for political drama—and a touch of comic relief.
