On the recordOctober 25, 2026
What's with all the gold? He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.
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bbc.co.uk“What's with all the gold? He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.”
Obama mocking Trump's White House renovations.
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