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Obama Slams Trump Renovations as Cheesecake Factory

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Spokesperson attacks Obama

Former President Barack Obama likened President Donald Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory at rallies in Michigan and Ohio on Oct. 24 2026.
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle defended the renovations and labeled Obama “one of the most destructive Presidents in history.”
Renovations add a limestone Rose Garden patio, a granite helipad with the presidential seal.
The Obama Presidential Center’s cost now exceeds $1 billion, nearly triple the original $350 million estimate.

Right

Trump mocks Obama

Barack Obama likened President Donald Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory during campaign rallies in Michigan and Ohio on Oct. 24 2026.
President Donald Trump retaliated by labeling Obama a lousy, unintelligent president while vigorously defending the renovation work.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ate at a D.C. Cheesecake Factory, criticizing the Obama Center’s design.
White House X posted a menu saying the restaurant’s list is shorter than Trump’s achievements.

Blindspot

Obama claimed President Trump’s handling of Iran sparked an unnecessary war and withdrew the United States from the 2015 nuclear agreement, according to statements made at campaign rallies in Michigan and Ohio.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Spokesperson attacks Obama

Former President Barack Obama likened President Donald Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory at rallies in Michigan and Ohio on Oct. 24 2026.
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle defended the renovations and labeled Obama “one of the most destructive Presidents in history.”
Renovations add a limestone Rose Garden patio, a granite helipad with the presidential seal.
The Obama Presidential Center’s cost now exceeds $1 billion, nearly triple the original $350 million estimate.

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