Trump Hits Back at Obama over Saddam 'Cheesecake Factory' Jab
Trump defended the renovations and said Obama ignored years of dirt, filth and broken masonry after the joke sparked Republican backlash.
- 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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Washington, Oct 26 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump called his predecessor Barack Obama "stupid" this Monday, after he mocked the Republican reforms in the White House and compared them to an establishment of The Cheesecake Factory, a chain of restaurants known for its recharged decoration and abundant rations. "He doesn't understand it, because Obama is not a smart guy. The way he ran the country... only a stupid person would run the country…
President Trump FIRES BACK at Obama’s Criticism of White House Renovations as a “Sadam Hussein Cheesecake Factory”
President Trump is hitting back at former President Barack Obama, who took aim at President Trump’s beautiful White House renovations and upgrades over the weekend. During a rally in Cleveland, OH on Saturday, Obama insulted President Trump’s decor choices, joking that he has the “White House looking like Sadam Hussein opened a Cheesecake factory.” For...
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