National Disaster Declared As Popeyes Says It Will Run Out Of Chicken Sandwiches This Week
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America, the world's shining beacon of democracy for 243 years, faced its greatest existential threat Tuesday as fast food chain Popeyes announced it will exhaust its supply of fried chicken sandwiches by week's end.
In the last week, a pandemic of Popeyes chicken sandwich mania struck inside our nation's borders, hobbling our communication systems and halting productivity, as desperate sandwich seekers were all but shut out in their search for crispy, mayo-slicked gold.
But on Tuesday afternoon at 5:05 p.m. Eastern, calamity befell our country. Journalist Darren Rovell tweeted out a statement from Popeyes announcing the company had gone through its estimated seven-week supply of chicken sandwiches in two weeks. Popeyes said the company is expected to sell out of its sandwich inventory by the end of this week.
JUST IN: @PopeyesChicken statement on running out of Chicken Sandwiches. Supply forecasted to last 7 weeks sold out in 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/jU8oYbcvSc
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 27, 2019
As of publication, the White House has not yet issued a statement.