Trump comparisons after Söder's visit to McDonald's

News in Five Trump comparisons after Söder's visit to McDonald's C. Peters • 17 hours • 2 minutes reading time Munich (dpa) - Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder had himself photographed at the deep fryer during a visit to McDonald's German headquarters - and thereby triggered associations with Donald Trump on the Internet. Comments from users on the X and Instagram platforms ranged from "Our mini Trump" to "Donald Söder" to questions about when the CSU boss would be photographed in a garbage truck like the former and future President of the United States. The photo at the deep fryer reminded many users of an election campaign by the US Republican, in which Trump was shown wearing an apron at the deep fryer in a McDonald's branch. Some placed the photos of Trump and Söder side by side in their comments as a picture combination to prove the similarity. State Chancellery describes comparisons as contrived A spokeswoman for the Bavarian State Chancellery described such comparisons as "contrived". Drawing a parallel between Söder and Trump "completely misses the point of this company visit". The Prime Minister wanted to find out about the current challenges facing the industry in discussions with employees and management. Söder, who has been portraying himself as being close to the people with his food photos on social networks for years, insisted on using the corresponding food blog hashtag in his post on X: "Admit: #söderisst also likes fast food." Just a few months ago, Söder portrayed himself as a fan of the kebab in a raffle campaign. What some communication scientists call "gastropopulism" has now even been turned into a free cookbook by the CSU "with 25 delicious recipes" - "a must-have for fans of Dr. Markus Söder and the CSU", as the party advertises. After the initial reactions, it is at least questionable whether the deep fryer photo will make it into a future edition. The article Trump comparisons after Söder's visit to McDonald's first appeared on NEWS IN FIVE.