President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald’s Impact Summit in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Donald Trump proclaimed an economic golden age under the Golden Arches. But while he may have a regular guy’s taste in fast food, he’s looking oblivious to the wrenching price pressure haunting millions of Americans.

“There’s never been a time like this,” he declared Monday at a summit of McDonald’s franchise owners in Washington. The president waxed lyrical about his favorite Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and fondly recalled his turn working the fry station at one of the fast-food giant’s Pennsylvania restaurants last year.

But Trump’s overall message was jarring, as he argued the economy was super-sized even while millions struggle to afford

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