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Trump claps back at Obama’s Cheesecake Factory remark, says ‘the White House is a symbol of America’
visibility comment0 event October 26, 2026 timer 18:14
Former President Barack Obama’s return to the campaign trail over the weekend blasting President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections came at the expense of an unlikely target: The Cheesecake Factory.
During an Oct. 24 rally in Michigan to back Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, the former president said Trump’s renovation projects make the White House look "like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
Trump has added gold decor throughout the White House, namely with the Oval Office’s maximalist furnishings and outdoor lettering. On Monday, Trump defended the renovations.
"The White House is a symbol of America and it has to be maintained properly," Trump told reporters.
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