Obama's quippy Ohio campaign stop: 5 times the former president went after Republicans
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- The Hillseen 27 Oct, 16:20headline rewritten
Obama on Trump White House: ‘Like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’Obama's quippy Ohio campaign stop: 5 times the former president went after Republicans - El País (Spain)seen 30 Oct, 11:13headline rewritten
El chiste de la tarta dorada: Trump se revuelve contra Obama por bromear sobre su obsesión por renovar la Casa BlancaEl chiste de la tarta dorada: una broma de Obama de la decoración de Trump en la Casa Blanca irrumpe en campaña
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Sat, 24 October 2026
3 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)20:59first to report
BARACK Obama je u Clevelandu ismijao Trumpov stil uređenja Bijele kuće i pozvao birače da na ključnim izborima za Kongres zaustave politički kaos.
- The Hill21:13edited after publishing
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Obama on Trump White House: ‘Like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’President Obama poked fun at several Trump administration figures and scandals while stumping for Democratic candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday. The former president ribbed his successor's administration on everything from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's focus on soldiers' appearance and testosterone to Trump's many Washington, D.C.-area...
- nbcwashington.com22:48
Sun, 25 October 2026
6 reports- The Hill00:05
Former President Barack Obama poked fun at President Trump's various Washington, D.C.-area renovation projects during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. In his speech, Obama zeroed in on the changes President Trump has made to the White House during his...
- Times of India00:39
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)09:32
Obama tvrdi da se nijedan američki predsjednik nije toliko obogatio na račun građana kao Trump
- N1 Info (Croatia)09:48
Američki predsjednik Donald Trump poručio je biračima da na predstojeće međuizbore gledaju kao da je njegovo ime na glasačkom listiću, a u subotu je j
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- tportal (Croatia)25 Oct, 09:29their copy
- Der Spiegel (Germany)13:59
Die Demokraten setzen im Wahlkampf für die Midterms auf prominente Unterstützung: In Ohio teilt Ex-Präsident Barack Obama gegen Donald Trump aus – und macht sich über dessen Einrichtungsgeschmack lustig.
- victorygirlsblog.com17:38
Obama cheesecake
Mon, 26 October 2026
3 reports- The Hill17:06
Who does Obama think he is?
- The Hill21:12
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough on Monday slammed negative reactions to former President Obama’s recent joke about the Cheesecake Factory and the White House. “Can you believe how stupid the reaction is and how stupid they think Americans are?” he said on his show, "Morning Joe." “Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth now, especially in...
- The Hill21:23
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Obama outside a Cheesecake Factory in Washington on Monday after Obama likened recent White House renovations to the famous restaurant chain during a Saturday rally. “Well, two things. This is the man who built the museum that looks like Darth Vader’s tomb,” Bessent said while exiting a Cheesecake...
Tue, 27 October 2026
14 reports- The Hill00:33
President Trump fired back at former President Obama during a Monday night rally in Corinth, Miss., after the former commander in chief likened Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory while on the campaign trail over the weekend. “‘Donald Trump spends a lot of his time fixing up the White House,’” Trump said, mocking...
- Google News - Top Stories01:33
Trump fires back at Obama’s Cheesecake Factory jab The Hill Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop The New York Times Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke CNBC Trump defends White House redecorating — and Cheesecake Factory — from Obama’s mocking The Washington Post Why people love The Cheesecake Factory USA Today
- yahoo.com01:35
President Donald Trump took seven minutes out of his Monday night rally in Corinth, Mississippi, to defend his focus on White House renovation projects after one of his predecessors, Barack Obama, com...
- Google News - Top Stories02:07
Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop The New York Times Bessent compares Obama library to 'Darth Vader's tomb' after ex-president criticized White House renovations Fox Business Trump defends White House redecorating — and Cheesecake Factory — from Obama’s mocking The Washington Post Triggered by Cheesecake Factory joke, Trump inadvertently helps prove Obama’s point Yahoo Secretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory...
- Google News - Top Stories04:35
Trump defends White House redecorating — and Cheesecake Factory — from Obama’s mocking The Washington Post Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop The New York Times Bessent compares Obama library to 'Darth Vader's tomb' after ex-president criticized White House renovations Fox Business Bessent mocks Obama after former president’s Cheesecake Factory comment Baltimore Sun Trump reacts to Obama's "Cheesecake Factory" comment, heads to Texas to back Paxton Yahoo
- The Hill11:00
With just over a week to go until the midterm elections, former President Obama joined the campaign trail to remind us of just how smug and condescending he can be. It was Obama at his best: He made fun of the tastes of middle-class Americans, getting into hot water over a joke about how tacky...
- alternet.org12:17
The latest ridiculous freakout from President Donald Trump and his MAGA followers has once again exposed just how "stupid" they think their voters are, according to the hosts of MS NOW's Morning Joe.
- newschannel9.com13:48
Scott Bessent made fun of Barack Obama after comments the former president made where he compared White House renovations to the Cheesecake Factory.
- ksby.com14:01
With Election Day a week away, Trump and Obama are trading jabs over an unlikely campaign topic: the White House and Cheesecake Factory.
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- kxlf.com27 Oct, 14:01their copy
- The Hill14:41
A Cheesecake Factory jab from former President Obama quickly spiraled into a midterm spat between the GOP and Democrats as the competitive election cycle nears its end. Obama quipped during a recent campaign stop in Cleveland that President Trump has the White House “looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory, it’s just gold everywhere.”...
- keyt.com14:56
By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is not a fan of the gilded decor changes President Donald Trump has made to the White House
- Times of India16:18
- The Hill21:32
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Obama's Cheesecake Factory jab spurs a midterm spat A Cheesecake Factory jab from former President Obama quickly spiraled into a midterm spat between the GOP and Democrats as the competitive election cycle nears its end. ©...
- El País (Spain)21:38edited after publishing
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El chiste de la tarta dorada: Trump se revuelve contra Obama por bromear sobre su obsesión por renovar la Casa BlancaEl expresidente dice que su sucesor ha renovado la residencia oficial como si “Sadam Hussein hubiera abierto” un restaurante de la popular cadena Cheesecake Factory y el mundo MAGA sale al contraataque
Wed, 28 October 2026
1 report- Axios15:15
With less than a week until a potentially historic midterm election , the political discourse is being dominated not by war or seismic shifts in technology, but by the Cheesecake Factory . The big picture: Culture wars regularly swarm American political discussions, especially when the jibes are personal. Former President Obama's passing joke over the weekend about Cheesecake Factory decor did just that — by criticizing President Trump 's personal taste and style. "He's got the White House...
Thu, 29 October 2026
10 reports- businessinsider.com00:00
Obama defended his Cheesecake Factory credentials after his joke about Trump's decor sparked backlash from Republicans and the White House.
- The Hill01:44
Former President Obama on Wednesday responded to uproar over a recent campaign trail jab at President Trump’s White House decorations, slamming Republicans for focusing more on the joke than on the economy. “They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke, not to inflation, but to that joke,” Obama said during a campaign rally in Georgia....
- thewrap.com01:51
Barack Obama doubled down on his criticism of Donald Trump, suggesting the president was not a “serious” person and pointing to his reaction to the Cheesecake Factory jab as proof.
- Google News - Top Stories02:15
Obama mocks Trump for ‘whole-of-government response’ to Cheesecake Factory joke The Washington Post Trump and Obama feud over White House renovations in midterm campaign rallies The Hill What Does the Cheesecake Factory’s Designer Think of Obama and Trump’s Jabs at His Décor? The New York Times ‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff The Guardian Obama Skewers Trump's Cheesecake Factory Outrage Newser
- wrdw.com02:36
The national Democratic Party’s most popular figure was in metro Atlanta on Wednesday to rally supporters ahead of next week’s nationally watched midterms.
- Google News - Top Stories02:44
Obama knocks White House’s response to Cheesecake Factory jab: ‘These are not serious people’ The Hill Midterm election updates: Obama and Trump’s Cheesecake Factory feud continues at dueling campaign events CNN Obama: Trump more upset by Cheesecake Factory jab than corruption claims Yahoo Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke CNBC What Does the Cheesecake Factory’s Designer Think of Obama and Trump’s Jabs at His Décor? The New York Times
- El País (Spain)03:32
Los dos presidentes vuelven a enzarzarse por el comentario del demócrata en el que comparó la decoración del Despacho Oval con la de “un Cheesecake Factory abierto por Sadam Husein”
- Al Jazeera English04:30
Obama mocks Trump team’s Cheesecake Factory response
- boredpanda.com15:58
Obama and Trump’s Oval Office comparison has sparked brutal reactions after the former president likened the latest makeover to Saddam Hussein’s “Cheesecake factory.” . Celebrities, Entertainment
- France Info (France)16:34
Si l'ancien président démocrate s'est moqué des grands chantiers lancés par Donald Trump, ainsi que de ses goûts particuliers en matière de décoration, ce dernier a riposté en qualifiant son prédécesseur en 2017 de "président pourri".