In Case You Missed It: Obama Doubles down on Cheesecake Factory Jab at Trump | Midterms 2026 | N18g

Former President Barack Obama is pushing back on Republicans’ reactions to a recent quip he made about President Donald Trump’s White House renovations and decor. Obama said Trump’s gold accents looked like “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
Republicans painted Obama’s comment as insulting to middle-class Americans who enjoy the restaurant.
But Obama name-checked middle-class establishments he’s patronized with his daughters, including the California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory and Chuck E. Cheese. He said it’s telling that the White House did not dispute his main argument that Trump cares about trivialities, not helping Americans.
“The president wasn’t even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison,” Obama said. “That part didn’t bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory.”

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