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House Of Carbs: Trump Serves Up Fast Food Buffet

US President Donald Trump has welcomed national college football champions to the White House - with...
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House Of Carbs: Trump Serves Up Fast Food Buffet

TodayFM
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8:43 AM - 15 Jan 2019



US President Donald Trump has welcomed national college football champions to the White House - with fast food.

It's part of a tradition, where the winners of the tournament visit the president.

This year's winners were the Clemson Tigers from South Carolina - but due to the partial government shutdown there, White House chefs are not working.

Image via @WhiteHouse on Twitter

The shutdown, now the longest in US history, revolves around Mr Trump's demand for funding to build a US-Mexico border wall.

Instead of serving the football team a sit-down meal, he ordered in fast food from places such as McDonald's, Wendy's and Dominos.

Salads were also seen - as well as chips in White House-branded containers.

Image via @WhiteHouse on Twitter

Explaining his choice, Mr Trump said: "I think we're going to serve McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger Kings with some pizza - I really mean it, it'll be interesting.

"And I would think that's their favourite food."

Guests attending a reception for the Clemson Tigers grab fast food sandwiches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington | Image: Susan Walsh/AP/Press Association Images

"We have pizzas, we have 300 hamburgers, many, many French fries - all of our favourite foods.

"I want to see what's here when we leave, cause I don't think it's going to be much.

"The reason we did this was because of the shutdown - we want to make sure that everything is right".



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