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President Joe Biden Calls Burger Joint for Takeout: 'I Got a Little Star-Struck'

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Marisa Sullivan
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President Joe Biden places a carry-out order for his lunch with the Vice President at local restaurant “Ghost Burger” while recording a video about the importance of supporting small businesses, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the Oval Office.
President Joe Biden places a carry-out order for his lunch with the Vice President at local restaurant “Ghost Burger” while recording a video about the importance of supporting small businesses, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the Oval Office.

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

President Joe Biden ordered takeout from Ghostburger in Washington, DC. Tuesday — giving a star employee the surprise of a lifetime.

Co-founder of the pandemic start-up, Josh Phillips, and his wife, Kelly, arranged for their employee Brittany Spaddy to take the call, orchestrating the plan ahead of time with the Biden administration.

"She earned it," Phillips told The Washington Post of his dedicated worker, explaining that the couple told Spaddy she needed to come to work ahead of the 1 p.m. call just to make sure she was around.

"I got a little star-struck when I answered the phone, and I'm normally not like this," Spaddy said of her shock call. "I heard the voice, and I'm like, 'No way! No way! No way!'"

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The outlet noted that Biden asked for a single Ghostburger with bacon, no cheese and no "spooky sauce," plus another burger with cheese, but no sauce. He also ordered fries.

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris later enjoyed their burgers in the White House and posted a photo on Twitter celebrating the work of small businesses in America.

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President Joe Biden places a carry-out order for his lunch with the Vice President at local restaurant “Ghost Burger” while recording a video about the importance of supporting small businesses, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the Oval Office Dining Room.
President Joe Biden places a carry-out order for his lunch with the Vice President at local restaurant “Ghost Burger” while recording a video about the importance of supporting small businesses, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the Oval Office Dining Room.

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

"Today, @VP and I ordered our lunch from @GhostburgerDC – one of the 10.5 million small businesses that have applied to start during our Administration," he captioned the picture with Kamala Harris, displaying big smiles while eating their burgers together at the White House. "If you missed the news, ketchup: that's the most in a two-year period. Ever."