President Donald Trump lashed out at former President Barack Obama on Monday afternoon, defending himself from the latter’s charges he’s made the White House look like “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
“I’ve taken care of the White House,” Trump claimed. “I fixed it with the finest artisans in the world. We re-skinned it; it was in horrible shape.”
By “artisans,” Trump apparently means himself: The president has literally been supergluing golden embellishments to the fireplace mantel in the Oval Office.
Then, in what seemed like a racially coded aside, Trump accused Obama of being the type of person who wouldn’t notice “dirt and filth.”
“Guys like Obama, they would pass the front door, they’d see the broken masonry, they’d see the broken… the beautiful pilasters that were all broken. For years they were broken, and he didn’t notice because he doesn’t notice that,” said Trump. “He doesn’t notice dirt and filth that hadn’t been cleaned.”
The president’s response capped off a day-long White House meltdown over Obama’s jab, which included sharing an AI slop image of a Cheesecake Factory menu with Trump’s “Accomplishments” replacing actual menu items.
The administration then dispatched Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to have lunch at a real, live Cheesecake Factory.
“I had a great meal, always have a great meal, and I would tell the Martha’s Vineyard set to give it a try,” Bessent told reporters afterward.
Bessent has a net worth of around $600 million and reportedly once spit in his food at a restaurant because he was upset at the restaurant’s owner.