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Saudi Arabia rolled out a mobile McDonald’s for Donald Trump’s arrival in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Mordechai Wagenheim, a correspondent at i24NEWS, posted footage of the McDonald’s truck, which was specifically designed for the US president’s visit to Saudi Arabia, the first major foreign trip of his second term.
Mr Trump is well-known for his love of McDonald’s, particularly Big Macs and a Fillet-O-Fish, according to Jared Kushner, his son-in-law.
The US president even worked in a McDonald’s – briefly – during a publicity stunt for last November’s election in response to Kamala Harris claiming she worked at the fast food restaurant as a college student.
Donald Trump serves up fries during a campaign stop at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania in Oct 2024 – Doug Mills/The New York Times
The mobile McDonald’s was added onto the back of a truck as he arrived in Riyadh to much fanfare.
Mr Trump was greeted personally by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and horses with riders waving US and Saudi flags.
The US president later looked unsure as he was handed what appeared to be a coffee in a small espresso cup by attendants wearing ceremonial gun-belts.
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He was later filmed sipping on the coffee as he leaned back in his chair next to the Saudi Crown Prince and Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who immediately drank the drink. Mr Trump’s favourite drink is Diet Coke.
As for his lunch later in the day, Mr Trump was treated to a miso-flavoured beef starter, before being served a grilled black angus steak alongside potatoes and salad, among his favoured dishes.
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He was then driven to dinner in a golf cart by the Saudi Crown Prince while receiving a traditional welcome at the Saudi royal family’s 18th century capital Diriyah, outside of Riyadh.
Dozens of men in traditional Saudi robes and red headscarves bowed and sang to the beat of a drum outside Salwa Palace, which was constructed in 1765, as Mr Trump arrived for the formal state visit.
