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William Mata

Donald Trump works in McDonald's on campaign trail - and says Kamala Harris 'never has'

Donald Trump served customers behind the counter in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Sunday, where he made the unfounded claim that Kamala Harris has never - despite what she says - worked in the fast food eatery.

The Republican removed his suit jacket, put on a black and yellow apron and proceeded to cook batches of french fries, something he said he had wanted to do "all my life”.

He said: “I like McDonalds. I like jobs. I like to see good jobs and I think it’s inappropriate when someone puts down that they worked at McDonalds… She [Harris] never worked at McDonalds.”

The Democrat candidate and current vice president said on Drew Barrymore’s podcast in April that she worked at the so-called golden arches while studying at Howard University in 1983.

Donald Trump works behind the counter during a visit to McDonalds in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. (AP)

Campaigning in Georgia, Ms Harris, who marked her 60th birthday on Sunday, participated in two worship services outside of Atlanta on Sunday.

At Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro, Georgia, music icon Stevie Wonder performed, singing his hit "Higher Ground" and a version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."

Ms Harris urged people to vote. "We are all in this together. We have so much more in common than divides us," she said.

former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he serves food at a McDonalds restaurant (REUTERS)

Kamala Harris, who was raised in the teachings of the Black church and sang in a church choir, earlier spoke at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia.

There, she drew a sharp contrast to the harsh and divisive rhetoric of the current political climate, although she did not mention Mr Trump by name.

"At this point across our nation, what we do see are some trying to deepen division among us, spread hate, sow fear and cause chaos," she said. "At this moment, our country is at a crossroads and where we go is up to us."

Vice President Kamala Harris is surprised by campaign staff with birthday decorations on Air Force Two. (via REUTERS)

After her events, Ms Harris recorded an interview with civil rights leader Al Sharpton that will air later on Sunday. Trump was scheduled to hold a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania before attending the Pittsburgh Steelers game on Sunday evening.

Ms Harris will need strong results in the majority non-white cities of Detroit and Atlanta and their surrounding suburbs to repeat President Joe Biden's 2020 wins in Michigan and Georgia.

The former president is seeking to take advantage of what he felt was an improved position for him in opinion polls that show a deadlocked race. Some voters already have sent mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, the biggest prize on Election Day among battleground states.

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