Trump-Voting Podcaster Criticizes President's DoorDash PR Stunt

Comedian Andrew Schulz says the president is out of touch with economic realities faced by working Americans.

Apr. 16, 2026 at 9:27pm

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A solitary DoorDash delivery bag sits on the steps of the White House, the warm sunlight and deep shadows creating a sense of melancholy and disconnect.A DoorDash delivery bag on the White House steps symbolizes the disconnect between the president's PR stunts and the economic realities faced by working Americans.Washington Today

A Trump-supporting podcaster named Andrew Schulz criticized the president's recent public relations stunt, where he had a grandmother deliver a DoorDash order to the White House to promote his 'no tax on tips' policy. Schulz said the stunt showed the president is 'delusional' and not focused on deeper economic issues facing Americans, like the need for grandparents to work gig jobs to afford medical bills.

Why it matters

The divide between Trump's populist base, including influential podcasters, and the president's own out-of-touch policies and stunts highlights the challenges he faces in maintaining support from his core supporters as he heads into a re-election campaign.

The details

On Monday, President Trump had a grandmother deliver a DoorDash order to the White House so he could tout the benefits of his 'no tax on tips' policy ahead of Tax Day. Andrew Schulz, a comedian and host of the 'Andrew Schulz's Flagrant' podcast, criticized the stunt on his show, saying it showed Trump is living in a 'delusional reality' where he thinks parading around a working grandma is an effective way to address deeper economic issues.

  • On Monday, Trump had the grandmother deliver the DoorDash order to the White House.
  • Schulz criticized the stunt on his podcast on Wednesday.

The players

Andrew Schulz

A comedian and host of the 'Andrew Schulz's Flagrant' podcast, who is a Trump supporter but criticized the president's recent PR stunt.

President Trump

The current president of the United States, who staged the DoorDash delivery PR stunt to promote his 'no tax on tips' policy.

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What they’re saying

“Don't we want to live in a country where grandmas don't have to work Door Dash, where grandmas get to be retired, and take the time it takes to get like what? What kind of delusional reality are we living in where he's parading around the grandma that's working DoorDash so she can afford to pay her husband's cancer bills, and he's like, 'See, we're not doing tips.' There's a whole other issue at hand that we need to focus on.”

— Andrew Schulz, Comedian and Podcast Host

The takeaway

Schulz's criticism highlights the growing disconnect between Trump and some of his core supporters, particularly influential figures in the podcasting world, as the president focuses on attention-grabbing stunts rather than substantive economic policies.