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Trump Hits Back at Obama over Saddam 'Cheesecake Factory' Jab
Trump defended his White House makeover and said Obama’s joke showed he was a lousy president, as the feud spilled into the midterm campaign.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended White House renovations after former President Barack Obama mocked the decor Saturday, comparing the residence to a "Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
- During a Saturday rally in Ohio, Obama mocked the President's affinity for gold decor and ballroom construction, claiming the renovations made the White House resemble a chain restaurant.
- Bessent visited The Cheesecake Factory on Monday to defend the chain, later criticizing the 225-foot "Obamalisk" Obama Presidential Center as looking like "Darth Vader's tomb."
- The projected price tag for the Obama Presidential Center has surged from $350 million to more than $1 billion, while Trump insisted he maintains the White House using "the finest artisans in the world."
- This dispute unfolds days before the November 3 midterm elections, where Democrats are expected to make significant gains amid voter unhappiness with high costs that have pressured the President's approval ratings.
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Donald Trump Fires Back at 'Stupid' Barack Obama, Calls Him a 'Lousy President' After Ex-POTUS Mocks His White House Renovations
Donald Trump lashed out at Barack Obama, calling him 'stupid' and a 'lousy president' after Obama mocked his White House renovations.
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Obama Criticizes White House Reform and Reminds Him that His Museum Looks Like "Darth Vader's Grave"
The former Democratic president declared that Trump's reforms in the White House were "as if Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory."
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