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Obama mocks Trump’s government-wide response to Cheesecake Factory remark ahead of US midterms
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What we know
Former US president Barack Obama on Wednesday mocked President Donald Trump for mobilising a government-wide response to his earlier remark that Trump had “got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory ”. “The White House even called the Secretary of Treasury,” Obama remarked, as he continued…
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- First reported by The Hill
- New development reported by Axios
Cheesecake Factory, tan suits, and the staying power of culture wars
- New development reported by ABC News
WATCH: Obama slams Trump for getting mad at his Cheesecake Factory comment
- New development reported by Dawn
Obama mocks Trump’s government-wide response to Cheesecake Factory remark ahead of US midterms
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- DawnObama mocks Trump’s government-wide response to Cheesecake Factory remark ahead of US midterms
- ABC NewsWATCH: Obama slams Trump for getting mad at his Cheesecake Factory comment
- AxiosCheesecake Factory, tan suits, and the staying power of culture wars
- The HillHow a Cheesecake Factory jab spurred a midterm spat