Former President Barack Obama campaigns in Cleveland for Ohio's Democratic ticket
- On Saturday, former President Barack Obama rallied Democrats in Cleveland to support Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial hopeful Amy Acton, energizing voters just 10 days before the November 3 midterm elections.
- Obama mocked President Donald Trump's White House renovations, specifically the gold decor and Rose Garden overhaul, quipping, "He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
- Pivoting to corruption claims, Obama alleged Trump prioritized personal enrichment, citing a $50 million pardon payment and a $100,000 credit card debt paid by a United States ambassador.
- Earlier, former President Bill Clinton also criticized the Rose Garden overhaul, while political analyst David Axelrod described Obama's remarks as "lacerating and hilarious commentary" on the redesign.
- Beyond domestic critiques, Obama defended his administration's Iran nuclear agreement as a diplomatic achievement, while his Cleveland appearance underscored Ohio's renewed importance—a state he carried in 2008 and 2012.
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Barack Obama, fyrrverandi forsete Bandaríkjanna, gagnríndi eftirmann sinn, Donald Trump, harðlega á kosningafundi í Ohio í dag. Fundurinn var haldinn til stuðnings frambjóðendum demókrata fyrir þingkosningarnar 3. nóvember. “Eftir tja ára glundroða, grimmd, spillingu og vanhäfni, sem á sér enga hliðstaðu í seinni tíð, gefst ykkur tåkieferi to að segja: 'Nú er nóg komið, '” sagði Obama í Cleveland. “It's just...
'Saddam Hussein Opened a Cheesecake Factory': Former President Barack Obama Mocks Trump's White House
Barack Obama ridiculed Donald Trump's White House renovations at an Ohio rally, while supporting Democratic candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown and criticising a controversial campaign advertisement
Trump got White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory: Obama mocks US President - The Tribune
Former US President Barack Obama launched a sharp, satirical attack against Donald Trump’s ongoing renovation choices for White House, saying Trump has "got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory" during a campaign rally in Ohio. He urged citizens to turn out in large numbers to support Democratic candidates.
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