In May 2025, as U.S. President Donald Trump toured the Middle East, claims ( archived) circulated that Saudi Arabia provided a mobile McDonald's food truck for the president's visit. The claims stemmed from a video ( archived) recorded ( archived) by Mike Wagenheim, a journalist with the Israeli outlet i24NEWS.

"If Trump had one ounce of self-awareness, he'd realize what a slap in the face that was on the part of the Saudis."

A White House official confirmed the mobile truck - which had the McDonald's logo and writing in Arabic - was in Riyadh, during the president's state visit to Saudi Arabia