Well, in DC Union Station, if he and his entourage took a cab or Uber to the station, the path from the front to the Acela boarding gates is straightforward. I doubt that Christie walked all the way to the east end of the concourse and got in line at the McDonalds himself. That is what staffers are for; probably sent the staffer or aide to McDonalds to get the strawberry smoothie while Christie and his bodyguard headed to the Acela boarding line.So, it would seem that Christie popped by the McDonalds at Union Station before heading home...
(Is it sad that some of us can probably trace his movements through WAS right now?)
Maybe that is what Christie was yelling at his aide about. He wanted two strawberry smoothies (or the large size). The opportunities for snarky comments about this are endless. The story hits multiple buttons about Christie: he was yelling or loudly upset with his aide/staff, he was yelling or loudly upset with whoever was on the other end of the cell phone conversation, he and his entourage didn't see or ignored the rather prominent Quiet car signs, and he was drinking a McDonalds strawberry (or strawberry-banana) smoothie which has a lot of sugar (54 grams for the medium size according to McDonald's website) - not exactly a diet drink. This story could run for a couple of days. Could be the best free publicity Amtrak has had in months....
Washington Post: Chris Christie mistakes Amtrak’s quiet car for the yelling car and gets kicked off (yep, even the Post is going for the snarky headline).
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