Former President Barack Obama is not a fan of the gilded decor changes President Donald Trump has made to the White House since his return to the power. “There’s gold everywhere,” Obama told Democrats at a rally in Cleveland on Saturday ahead of the midterm elections. “What’s up with the gold? Everything — more gold!”
Then came the punchline: “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
The crowd laughed and the clip quickly blanketed the internet. A small culture war skirmish quickly went through its motions online — was the quip elitist? — and Trump on Monday defended both his love for renovation projects and his design style. “For you to say it’s a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president,” Trump told reporters.
