White House Drops Animated Trump at McDonald’s to Push Spending Plan
In a move that’s raising eyebrows across the internet, the White House has launched a bizarre animated livestream featuring a cartoon version of President Donald Trump — flipping burgers at McDonald’s — to promote his new spending bill, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Titled “One Big Beautiful Lo-Fi MAGA Video to Relax / Study To,” the stream features lo-fi background music while an animated Trump cheerfully greets customers and works the fryers. Meanwhile, bullet points scroll across the screen highlighting the bill’s key priorities: securing borders, restoring fiscal responsibility, and modernizing air traffic control, among others.
A Unique Marketing Twist
The video, hosted on the White House website and livestreamed across platforms like YouTube, Rumble, and X (formerly Twitter), is part of an ongoing effort to blend entertainment with political messaging. This isn’t the first time Trump’s team has turned to cartoons and lo-fi aesthetics. A similar animated video was launched in May showing the former president writing at the Resolute Desk under the banner “Promises Made, Promises Kept.”
The concept draws inspiration from the wildly popular “LoFi Girl” YouTube stream, which has built a global audience since 2017 by broadcasting soothing beats paired with an animated student studying at her desk.
Throwback to 2024 McDonald’s Stunt
The cartoon references a 2024 campaign event where Trump staged a mock visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. While the event was designed to show his connection to working-class Americans, no real customers placed orders, and Trump was seen handing fries to pre-selected supporters through a drive-thru window.
In the animated version, Trump also raises an American flag in front of the White House — a nod to the two massive flagpoles he recently installed as part of what he described as a patriotic “gift” to the country.
From LoFi Girl to LoFi MAGA
While political campaigns increasingly use social media and meme culture to drive engagement, this latest effort marks one of the most surreal. Trump is not alone in turning lo-fi aesthetics into campaign tools — former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson famously used a similar tactic in 2019 with a stream called “lo fi boriswave beats to relax/get brexit done to.”
As of Monday morning, Trump’s new video had drawn modest attention, with roughly 80 viewers watching live — a far cry from LoFi Girl’s consistent 40,000+ viewership.