--- title: Donald Trump: Jimmy Fallon Interview Fast Food Video Watch description: Donald Trump explained his fast food eating habits to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. canonical: https://time.com/4496806/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-fast-food/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-16T14:39:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:39.395Z og:title: Donald Trump Finally Clarifies His Stance on Fast Food og:description: “At least you know what you're getting." og:url: https://time.com/4496806/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-fast-food/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe7f5012da488b3/6988a66c524fc0063bdf9812/gettyimages-487817484.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Finally Clarifies His Stance on Fast Food twitter:description: “At least you know what you're getting." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe7f5012da488b3/6988a66c524fc0063bdf9812/gettyimages-487817484.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Finally Reveals Why He Trusts Fast Food Burgers > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Sep 16, 2016 2:39 PM UTC  THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0327 -- Pictured: Donald Trump on September 11, 2015 -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0327 -- Pictured: Donald Trump on September 11, 2015 -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Sep 16, 2016 2:39 PM UTC Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump stopped by _The Tonight Show_ on Thursday night to clarify his positions on a few key things. Trump revealed some details [about his eating habits](http://time.com/4493743/donald-trump-dr-oz-health-claims-fact-check/?iid=sr-link1), and his fast food meals. He explained that he eats fast food on the road, because he trusts it, or at least trusts the brands behind the burgers. “At least you know what you’re getting,” he told Fallon. He also may like the anonymity that comes with ordering from fast food restaurants: “I don’t want to go into a restaurant and say, ‘Mr. Trump would like a hamburger to go,'” he said in the clip. “Now I don’t know what they’re going to do to that hamburger. If they like me, I’m happy. If they don’t like me…” He left the end of that thought up to your imagination. 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