Seething Trump brands Obama a ‘lousy president’ who’s ‘not smart at all’ after Cheesecake Factory jab at White House
Hitting back at Barack Obama’s weekend jab comparing the refurbished White House to a famous chain restaurant, President Donald Trump insisted Monday that his predecessor failed to properly maintain the historic executive residence.
‘For you to say it’s a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president,’ Trump unloaded on his predecessor while addressing the press at Joint Base Andrews.
Trump made the comments just ahead of his departure for a campaign event in Mississippi, adding that Obama doesn’t understand because he is not a ‘smart guy.’
‘He’s not smart at all because of the way he ran the country. Only a stupid person would run the country like that,’ Trump said.
‘We have to explain that to Obama because he doesn’t understand it because he’s not a smart guy,’ the president continued, saying Obama did not notice ‘dirt and filth’ that had not been cleaned and walls that had not ‘been cleaned for years.’
‘Guys like Obama don’t see it… He doesn’t see broken ornaments on a building,’ Trump added, defending his updates to the White House.
During a Saturday campaign appearance for Democrats in Ohio, Obama poked fun at his successor’s passion for building projects, remarking that Trump ‘should be on HGTV.’
‘He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,’ said the former commander–in–chief, a dig that comes despite his own share of pushback regarding the design of his presidential library and museum in South Side Chicago.
Hitting back at Barack Obama’s weekend gibe comparing the refurbished White House to a chain restaurant, President Donald Trump insisted Monday that his predecessor failed to properly maintain the historic executive residence
During a Saturday campaign appearance for Democrats in Ohio, Obama poked fun at his successor’s passion for building projects, remarking that Trump ‘should be on HGTV’
Former US Representative Mike Rogers shakes hands with Trump during a rally, ahead of the midterm elections
Trump framed his extensive refurbishments as essential structural care, brushing off criticism over projects that included flattening the East Wing for an event space, laying hardscaping over the Rose Garden, repainting iconic exterior columns and installing lavish gold fixtures in the Oval Office.
The official White House X account quickly joined the fray, taking a jab at the chain’s notoriously endless 20–page, 250–item menu.
‘Since we’re talking about The Cheesecake Factory… the only thing bigger than the menu is the list of President Trump’s accomplishments,’ the account posted with a fake menu of a list of things Trump has achieved so far during this presidency.
Trump defended his record voraciously.
‘I’ve taken care of the White House. I fixed it with the finest artisans in the world,’ he said to reporters.
‘We have to explain to Obama that the White House is a symbol of America, and it has to be maintained properly.’
