Obama Says White House Overreacted to Cheesecake Factory Remark
Obama said the administration turned a joke into a government-wide response while ignoring his criticism of inflation, tariffs and corruption.
- During a rally last week, former President Barack Obama mocked President Donald Trump's White House renovations, comparing the decor to "Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory," prompting immediate backlash from the administration and Republican allies.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited a Washington, D.C. Cheesecake Factory on Monday, praising the meal to reporters while Republicans labeled Obama's remark elitist and condescending to regular Americans.
- At a Wednesday rally in Morrow, Georgia, Obama criticized the administration for prioritizing the restaurant dispute over economic issues. "They mobilised a whole-of-government response to that joke," he said, noting the lack of focus on inflation and tariffs.
- President Trump joked that supporters could barely afford meals at his $1 million Mar-a-Lago resort, leading commentators to question whether the administration's elitism focus undermined its argument that Obama was out of touch.
- Recent polling shows the dispute coincides with wider economic frustration: only 26 percent of Americans approve of the president's economic handling, while 47 percent describe him as out of touch.
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