I believe some parts of this claim cannot really be proved as true or false, and are mostly opinion based. According to the article, "The franchise in Feasterville was closed for normal business during Sunday’s photo op. The customers who went through the drive thru were pre-selected by the franchise and the local Trump campaign team, according to a person familiar with the event." I visited the original NBC article that featured this quote and this "source," but they never listed who the source actually was and didn't provide any credible information to lead me to believe that they were actually familiar with the event. While it is possible that the source simply wanted to remain anonymous, it is difficult to trust their credibility when we as readers don't know for sure or not. As far as the main claim goes about the difference between "real work" and what Trump did at the McDonald's, it is a very subjective statement. It cannot truly be proved correct or incorrect, as anyone could argue for either side. There is no real fact behind it. The facts we know for sure are that Trump was at the McDonald's, served some fries, took photos, and spoke to reporters. Whether people believe this was a humbling act of pure labor displayed by the former president or a completely staged press opportunity is up for public opinion.
