McDonald’s Seeks to Stay Out of Politics Following Trump Visit

McDonald’s Corp. said it’s not taking sides in the presidential election following Donald Trump’s visit to a Pennsylvania restaurant on Sunday.

“McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next president,” the company said in an internal message seen by Bloomberg News. “We are not red or blue — we are golden.”

The burger chain has been dragged into the election conversation in part because candidate Kamala Harris has said she worked at the chain when she was a student. Trump’s visit — in which he cooked food, bagged fries ...