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MAGA Melts Down Over Obama Comparing Trump's Oval Office To Cheesecake Factory
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The MAGA faithful got a bit worked up on Saturday after former President Barack Obama mocked President Donald Trump’s gold-plated Oval Office. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovation,” Obama said. “He should be on HGTV. ... There’s gold everywhere. He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.” While critics and opponents of Trump reveled in Obama’s roasting of the president, supporters instantly lashed out on social media. Many critics accused Obama of being a snob, claiming his comments were directly insulting Cheesecake Factory itself and its customers. “Has never been in a Cheesecake Factory. Undefeated at condescending to regular folks,” CNN host Scott Jennings wrote on X. “Cheesecake Factory has good food, and it’s a place Americans can afford,” conservative commentator and close Trump ally Laura Loomer wrote. Others chose to go after the design of Obama’s presidential library in Chicago and the former president’s wealth. “Cheesecake Factory is a great option for people who can’t afford a private chef at their Martha’s Vineyard estate,” conservative commentator Mark Whitlock wrote. Read more reactions to Obama’s speech here: Classic Obama snobbery. Cheesecake Factory is a great option for people who can’t afford a private chef at their Martha’s Vineyard estate. https://t.co/MxQdHyD1TZ LOL! Says the guy who built a giant outhouse and called it a library. https://t.co/PvTdfw6RcF Barack Obama is nothing more than a Martha’s Vineyard elitist hack. Cheesecake Factory serves over 80 million meals a year to Americans. Not everyone can have caviar on the yacht with Clooney. And it’s funny he mentions Saddam Hussein. I guess he forgot his middle name is also… https://t.co/Getl0JLUIA Sorry Barrack Hussein @BarackObama,Cheesecake Factory has good food and it’s a place Americans can afford.We can’t all be like you and big Mike. You know, with private 5 star chefs who end up drowning and dying while naked in 2 feet of water at our Martha’s Vineyard mansions. https://t.co/wGhvlnwhoN Makes speeches for 500k a pop. Hasn’t eaten dinner that costs less than $250 in years. Has never been in a Cheesecake Factory. Undefeated at condescending to regular folks. Will always be known for a presidency that ushered in the Trump era to begin with. https://t.co/xgelqGtDbM Just listen to this smug, divisive slimy bugger, Barack HUSSEIN Obama! Obama: doubled debt, Middle East chaos, and a more divided America. Worst. President. Ever.#MAGA pic.twitter.com/ms3I53I9Ak Dude owns (very nice) homes in DC, Chicago, Martha’s Vineyard, and Hawaii. Would honestly love to know the last time he ever set foot in a Cheesecake Factory or spoke to anyone who saves up money to eat there. https://t.co/zOgAhjhVtU Real Americans love Cheesecake Factory. https://t.co/oFNF8wB7UD pic.twitter.com/sRx9l4RVMR 99.9% of the U.S. would consider The Cheesecake Factory to be high class dining. Only an elitist like Barack Obama would invoke the Factory— home of delicious cuisine— to ridicule someone. https://t.co/6eMbn7uGrY Has he seen his own Presidential Library? https://t.co/D76UOlka3w By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.