WATCH: Obama slams Trump for getting mad at his Cheesecake Factory comment
The former president took issue with how President Donald Trump responded to his joke about "the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
Covered by 2 sources from United States. First reported by ABC News ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
WATCH: Obama slams Trump for getting mad at his Cheesecake Factory comment
The former president took issue with how President Donald Trump responded to his joke about "the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
Why is the Cheesecake Factory at the center of the latest culture war?
A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.
· Perspective: Forget the ballroom, we're headed to Cheesecake Factory!
Coverage details
2 outlets from United States are covering this story: ABC News and NPR. ABC News published it first, on October 29, 2026; the last outlet to join was NPR, 20 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Cheesecake Factory, White House, Obama and Trump.
In total 3 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
