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Barack Obama: “What's with all the gold? He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.”

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.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Obama mocking Trump's White House renovations.

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