Obama on Trump: ‘White House looks like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’

October 25, 2026 9:53 am ·

From USA TODAY.

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"He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory." Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail ahead of November's contentious midterm elections and blasted President Donald Trump over his White House renovations.

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