Trump spent about $3,000 on Clemson fast food spread: analysis

The White House spent roughly $2,900 on food from various fast food chains around the Washington, D.C., metro area on Monday to host Clemson University’s championship football team, according to an analysis from The Washington Post.

The Post, which looked at photographs of the event that showed multiple angles of the massive spread of hamburgers, pizzas, chicken nuggets and french fries from various fast food chains, including Burger King, McDonald’s and Wendy’s, estimated the total cost to be $2,911.44.

Half of that money was spent at McDonald’s alone, the Post reports, though it notes that the cost drops, to $2,437.11

{mosads}A request for comment from The Hill to the White House regarding the total price was not immediately returned Tuesday morning.

Some of the costs in the Post’s analysis were educated guesses, due to the unique setup of the dinner, which included McDonald’s and Wendy’s fries being removed from their containers and placed in White House dishes.

President Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday morning that the number of “hamberders [sic]” exceeded 1,000, though it appears that the actual number was closer to 300. The ongoing government shutdown, he explained, factored into his decision to offer a unique spread at Monday’s dinner.

“Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters!” the president wrote.

Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2019