President Obama on Trump's new White House decor: "He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory...so, he's clearly not focused on lowering prices for you."
— October 25, 2026

President Barack Obama was on fire campaigning in Ohio and Michigan last night. Obama never disappoints on the campaign trail, but Saturday night was over the top. The former president used humor to show how Trump doesn't care about Americans. Obama joked:


"I mean, I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations. He should be on HGTV. Guy's building a ballroom that's bigger than the White House. He's paved over the Rose Garden. Put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn and, and there's gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? Everything, more gold! He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory! Just gold everywhere. So, he's clearly not focused on lowering prices for you."

MAGA is Big Mad About Obama's Cheesecake Burn

Count on the 80-year-old Trump to post about "Barack Hussein Obama" in ALL CAPS in response. Meanwhile, Trump's MAGA followers clapped back on the Cheesecake Factory comments...and failed.

Cue MAGA calling the former president a socialist. Here's one of the many outraged tweets:

"Obama insults the Cheesecake Factory which is a luxury for the majority of the working class. Champagne socialists actually hate working Americans. Notice and vote accordingly."

Here's another sick burn:

There are thousands of comments about Obama being a socialist and that Americans can't afford to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. I won't bore you by sharing all the witty comments.

MAGA Lost the Plot

Trump's defenders lost the plot. Obama wasn't dissing Cheesecake Factory; he was pointing out the Oval Office shouldn't look like a chain restaurant! AND the beloved former president was calling Trump tacky.

What inspired Trump to decorate the White House in the Saddam/Cheesecake Factory look? The Irish Star posted a photo of Donald and Ivana visiting Russia in the 80s. Look familiar?

It's always Russia, Russia, Russia.

Trump's hidden past with Russia, going as far back as the 1980s, may be the real reason behind his big Oval Office changes as he flaunts lavish gold detailing

— IrishStar.com (@irishstar.com) 2026-10-23T19:00:57.306Z

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