Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, Sirius XM host Megyn Kelly and more have destroyed the left’s pearl-clutching over former President Donald Trump’s stop at McDonald’s in Pennsylvania where he worked the drive-thru and as a fry cooker for 15 minutes on Sunday. Media outlets like Rolling Stone magazine, Newsweek and CNN have slammed Trump for what they’ve called a “bizarre” photo-op and a “staged” event for his 15 minutes of work at McDonald’s, where he drew attention to the claim by Vice President Kamala Harris that she worked there in college, though the campaign has yet to provide proof.  Portnoy took to social media and sarcastically wrote on X that, “Woodward and Bernstein who?  Looks like @Newsweek just wrapped up the Pulitzer for investigative journalism.  Next up. Rumors Santa may not be real….” The host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast agreed, reposted a screenshot of one person’s response to the Newsweek headline calling it “perfect.” The person wrote sarcastically “Wait he wasn’t actually hired as the new fry guy?” The host of “Young Turks” Cenk Uygur posted on social media and wrote that the reaction by some in the press that “called Trump’s McDonald’s photo-op bizarre. This is how you lose credibility.” “That was a home run photo-op,” he added.”He looked like a real person there, connecting with the average American. If you can’t see that, you’re totally blind.” Woodward and Bernstein who? Looks like @Newsweek just wrapped up the Pulitzer for investigative journalism. Next up. Rumors Santa may not be real…. https://t.co/vaXvUAYCqF — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) October 21, 2024 The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway wrote, “Where would we be without corporate media telling us that Donald Trump is *not* an actual McDonald’s employee…” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh also saw the Newsweek post and said jokingly on X that, “This is false. Trump applied for the position  online two weeks ago. He got the job and showed up to work his shift. The hours aren’t flexible enough to allow him to run for president though, so my sources tell me he’ll be transitioning into a part time cashier role at Kroger.” Another person wrote that Newsweek should “dust off the mantle, the Pulitzer Prize is on the way.” And “Mark my words, once the press takes down Trump in the McWatergate scandal, enrollment in journalism schools will quadruple.” Newsweek later doubled-down on its Trump-McD’s piece with a second one about how the McDonald’s where Trump appeared “failed its last health inspection.” “An inspection report for the McDonald’s restaurant in Pennsylvania cited employees not having ‘hands clean and properly washed,'” the post read. Daily Wire Editor Emeritus and host Ben Shapiro reacted to the headlines and wrote that the reason Leftists are “losing their minds over Trump’s McDonald’s campaign appearance” is “because it demonstrates that he likes and cares about regular Americans. That’s genuine. As opposed to Kamala, who must receive a briefing session to pretend to care.”

We are two weeks out from the election and Donald Trump currently has all the momentum. Not some of the momentum— all the momentum. This has been a wild race because the momentum shifts have been insane. When Joe Biden was in the race, Trump had all the momentum. Then Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Kamala Harris was put into the middle of the race and suddenly there was “joy” and “wonder” and all the momentum shifted over to the Democrats. And then the air slowly came out of the balloon. It appears that Donald Trump has regained momentum not only in the swing states, but also in the battleground states. According to the Real Clear Politics polling average, Trump leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia. All he needs to do to win the election is win Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia and either Michigan, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin, and he is leading in the last three, according to Real Clear Politics. He also happens to be leading in Nevada. So if the election were held today — no tossups — he could win 312 electoral votes. WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show Trump is going to win the election. In order for Kamala Harris to win this election, she probably needs to be up at least two and a half to three points in the popular vote. She does not appear to have those numbers behind her right now, unless the polls are very, very wrong. What’s more, her campaign is flagging. She’s totally disconnected from the American people. In fact, she is attempting to reach out to the Liz Cheney voter. There aren’t that many of those folks, the disaffected Republicans who love Liz Cheney and now are going to move on over from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris. Those people are incredibly rare. That number is vanishingly small. But according to The Wall Street Journal: Harris is expected to hold events on Monday with Cheney in suburbs in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. She’s also hosting separate get-out-the-vote rallies later in the week with former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Georgia and Michigan, swing states where Harris needs to run up large margins in the urban centers and suburbs. So she’s now relying on a halo effect from the Obamas to bring out the black vote in Georgia and Michigan. How much is she flailing? She’s flailing so much that the Washington Post editorial board put out a piece saying that she should commit to having a big 250th birthday celebration for the country in 2026, to recapture the feeling of patriotism by pledging that in July of 2026, she would throw a giant party for the American semiquincentennial. If this is what’s left in her bag, she’s got nothing. Over the weekend, it was Kamala Harris’s birthday. Kamala Harris decided she was going to celebrate it with Stevie Wonder. She went to a historically black church and she did some sort of birthday routine with Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, Trump was at the Steelers-Jets game, getting standing ovations and having people run around the field with pro-Trump signs. And that wasn’t the best thing that Trump did all weekend. The Left lost their mind because Donald Trump did something unthinkable. He went to a McDonald’s and worked the fry station and the drive-thru window. That was old school politicking in the United States. It was charming. It was funny. It is meant to highlight the disconnect between what Kamala Harris says she is and what she is. You’ll recall that she has now claimed multiple times that she worked at McDonald’s while she was a college student. And there are some fairly serious questions about whether that’s true or not. She has yet to name which McDonald’s she actually worked at. There are no records of her having worked at McDonald’s so far as anyone is aware. It’s not really a big deal, except that it undermines any claim of authenticity that she has, because she is completely ersatz. She is the vinyl of actual human beings. She is not made of anything organic as a candidate. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 So Trump went to a McDonald’s, worked the drive-thru window, and looked perfectly authentic there. I don’t care whether you like Donald Trump or you hate Donald Trump. He is excellent at this. It’s a special quality that some politicians have; he is amazingly good one-on-one with people. Trump speaks to people as though they are family. Donald Trump enjoys other human beings. Kamala Harris doesn’t look like she’s ever met a human. I’m not sure a lot of other politicians would be able to get away with what Trump did, except that he eats McDonald’s all the time. When he was president of the United States, he had a giant meal sponsored at the White House in the giant reception room that was filled with fast food from places like McDonald’s. And at McDonald’s, he looked like he was having a good time, which is a good indication that he is winning, because you can often tell a winning campaign from a losing campaign by who’s having a better time on the campaign trail. Losing campaigns are relentless and grueling and annoying, and the candidate seems weathered and doesn’t want to be there. And that’s how it feels with Kamala Harris. Trump is in a very good mood. He’s definitely enjoying this campaign. Kamala Harris is definitely not enjoying this campaign. And that should tell you something.

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  When I began making cheese, one of the first types that I made happened to also be one of my absolute favorites…..Feta. It is usually made from either goat or cow milk (goat milk feta is my favorite although I do eat both), and if you have never experienced it has a wonderful salty tang to it. There are a number of recipes out there for making feta, however the one being presented here is a pretty easy one, using rennet tablets (which may be easier for many first time cheese makers to find). Be aware, however, as easy as this recipe is, it will still take a couple days to complete your feta and a few more days for brining. Homemade Feta is Always Bettah! Ingredients: 1 gallon milk- whole is best but may use skim or 2% 1T active, live, plain yogurt. Organic if possible but not necessary ½ of a rennet tablet 5T salt for the brine Directions: To begin the cheese, you will need a gallon of milk, either cow or goat. Fresh is best but store bought may be used as long as it is not ultra pasteurized. Heat to 86 degrees F then remove from heat. Do not let the milk stick and burn to the bottom of the pan. At this point, add 1T live active, plain yogurt. This will act as a inoculate. To be sure that the yogurt thoroughly mixes into the warm milk, it may be combined in a cup with 1T of the warm milk, mixed thoroughly until the yogurt “disappears”, then add to the pot of milk and stir. Cover and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature. After the warm, inoculated milk has sat for 1 hour, dissolve ½ of a rennet tablet in ¼ cup water, allowing the tablet to dissolve. (This part may also be done during the hour that the milk is sitting.) Add the rennet mixture to the milk, stir well, cover and allow to sit, undisturbed at room temperature, overnight. The Next Morning: The milk mixture should have gelled to where if a finger tip is poked in, you see a clean break. With a long knife, cut the curd into small, ½' sized pieces. Next, gently lift and stir the curds, reaching to the bottom of the pot and cutting any down to size that are still too large. This stirring should be done, not with a spoon, but with your impeccably clean hand/arm. Stir gently for about 10 minutes. Place a large strainer over a large bowl (so that the whey can be saves and repurposed!). Line the strainer with either  clean and sterile muslin towels, hankies or a very tight weave cheesecloth. (The towel or hankies usually work best. I keep some just for cheese making.) Carefully and gently begin pouring the whey into the strainer. Pour off as much as possible before you begin to allow the curds to empty into the strainer.  Allow the curd to sit in the strainer and drain, at least a few hours or until no more whey is draining. Once the curds have drained, transfer into a clean bowl break into smaller pieces and add salt. (Sea salt is my choice.) Place the curds into a lined cheese mold (towel, hankies or cheesecloth). Once the mold is full, cover with the ends of the fabric lining the mold and press. Leave overnight. Now, for this step, a real cheese press is helpful, however molds and a pressing method may be rigged up (as in photos). Remember to punch some holes into the bottom of the “mold” to allow the whey to escape as the cheese is being pressed.  Adjust weight accordingly during the pressing process. Day Three: Remove the pressed cheese from the mold and unwrap. At this point, depending on how large of a chunk of feta that you end up with, you can leave it in a chunk, slice it or cut into pieces about 1 ½ “. Now, to obtain the classic salty feta taste, a brine is necessary. In a wide mouth glass or plastic container, mix 5T of salt (I prefer sea salt) into 20oz of water. When the salt is totally dissolved, carefully place the feta into the brine. Let the cheese sit in the brine for at least a few days before removing it from the brine (brine may be discarded) and storing in airtight container. Keep unused portions refrigerated. One thing that I love to do with the fresh feta, is to loosely place it in a jar with homemade sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and black olives. Pour olive oil or an olive oil blend over the mix until covered. Replace lid and store in the refrigerator.  A tasty snack and delicious in a salad or on a relish tray. Up Next: Gravity Fed Water Systems: A Simple Overview Will you give homemade feat a try? Let us know how it turned out in the comment section below!