"Local branches of the chain supplied burgers and other items for a White House fast-food banquet hosted for the Clemson Tigers during a federal government shutdown, an event the president personally paid for. The president has a well-documented fondness for some of its products—historically Big Macs and fried apple pies—and has even asked White House staff to recreate copycat versions of Quarter Pounders, so its signature burgers and pies were part of the ornate, heat-lamp-warmed spread (served on platters and pedestals with candelabras and fries in White House-branded cups). The chain's corporate Twitter account remained notably quiet after the event." - Greg Morabito