From CBS News · Caroline Linton · · 1m
Trump hits back at Obama's Cheesecake Factory jab
Trump defends White House renovations after Obama compares them to a dictator's restaurant chain.
In brief
Trump defends White House renovations after Obama compares them to a dictator's restaurant chain. President Trump defended White House renovations at a Mississippi rally after former President Obama criticized them as excessive and tasteless. Originally reported by CBS News.
Obama's viral Cheesecake Factory crack
At a Michigan rally for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday, former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump's White House renovations, saying he has the building looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.
“He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
Trump responds at Mississippi rally
At a campaign stop in Mississippi on Monday, President Trump addressed Obama's comments, saying the White House represents the country and must be pristine. Trump said Obama would not understand this.
“The White House represents our country, and has to be pristine.”
Trump defends spending and condition
Trump said the money spent on renovations is peanuts and the White House is now in better shape than it was in seventeen ninety-two. He said he took over a building in horrible condition.
“The White House is now in better shape than it was in 1792.”
In short
President Trump defended White House renovations at a Mississippi rally after former President Obama criticized them as excessive and tasteless.
