Donald Trump’s famously indulgent McDonald’s order has resurfaced online just as the president has been loudly insisting – yet again – that his health is beyond reproach. The renewed attention came after a Wall Street Journal interview was published in which Trump dismissed suggestions that he’s slowing down with age. At 79, he’s the oldest person ever sworn in as US president, a record he wears awkwardly while continuing to sell himself as energetic, tireless and unusually robust for his years. (Picture: Getty Images)
Health talk has clung to Trump throughout his return to office, fuelled by visible bruising on his right hand and repeated moments where he’s appeared to nod off during meetings. The president has waved away both issues, saying that the marks are down to aspirin use and insisting that his eyes are usually only closed briefly (and the snaps of him seeming to snooze are just the results of sneaky photography). In the Journal interview published on Thursday, he framed the speculation as overblown nit-picking rather than anything rooted in genuine medical worry. (Picture: Getty Images)
That context helped revive an old detail that never quite goes away – Trump’s favourite McDonald’s feast. The man’s regular – and gargantuan – order was first shared publicly by Republican National Committee chairman Joe Gruters and has since become a shorthand for Trump’s bullish approach to his own diet. According to that account, the president orders large French fries, a Quarter Pounder, a Big Mac, a Filet-O-Fish and a large milkshake – a spread that has raised eyebrows well beyond Washington. (Picture: Getty Images)
On paper, the numbers are quite striking. The meal clocks in at roughly 1,960 calories, close to a full day’s recommended intake for an adult man. Cholesterol sits at about 225 milligrams, roughly three-quarters of the advised daily limit. Add in that chocolate milkshake, which Trump is known to favour, and the total jumps to more than 2,700 calories, pushing the order well past what most doctors would normally recommend. (Picture: Getty Images/Metro)
Trump’s fondness for McDonald’s isn’t exactly new or secretive. He’s long praised the chain for its consistency and familiarity and even worked a brief shift behind the fry station for PR purposes during his 2024 presidential election campaign. His fast food preferences have been well documented for years too, including in Let Trump Be Trump, a 2017 book written by David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski, which described his on-board Air Force One diet in unapologetically blunt terms… (Picture: Getty Images)
In that tome, the authors recalled Trump ordering ‘two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted.’ They added: ‘On Trump Force One, there were four major food groups: McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza and Diet Coke.’ The image of a commander-in-chief fuelled by takeaway staples has become part of Trump’s political folklore, equal parts defiant and mildly absurd. (Picture: Instagram)
The WSJ interview also shed light on how Trump manages the consequences of such habits. His physician, Navy Captain Sean Barbabella, confirmed that the President takes Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe to control cholesterol levels, according to Reuters. Trump also revealed that he takes a daily aspirin dose of 325 milligrams, far higher than the standard 81 milligrams that’s often prescribed to prevent heart attacks or strokes. (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,’ Trump told the newspaper, explaining the bruising on his hand. He said makeup or bandages are used when it gets ‘whacked’ and blamed one cut on Attorney General Pam Bondi hitting his hand with her ring during a high-five. The explanations have shifted over time, adding to confusion surrounding the topic. (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Trump also seemed to backtrack on earlier comments about a medical scan carried out in October. Having previously told reporters it was an MRI, he told the Journal it was actually a CT scan used ‘to definitively rule out any cardiovascular issues.’ ‘My health is perfect,’ he insisted. (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
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