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Barack Obama: “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere.”

On the recordOctober 29, 2026
He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama jokes about Trump's White House decor.

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