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Obama and Trump trade barbs over Cheesecake Factory jab at Georgia rally
October 29, 2026 at 07:29 AM · Updated 7m ago
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Obama brings star power for Democratic midterms to suburban Atlanta
(opens the publisher’s site)Obama accused Republicans of fixating on his Cheesecake Factory joke rather than inflation, while Trump branded him a "failed president."
- Obama, rallying in Clayton County, Georgia, said Republicans "mobilized a whole government response" to his joke instead of addressing high prices.
- Trump, campaigning in Ohio, praised the Cheesecake Factory as a very successful company and labeled Obama a "failed president."
- The spat stems from Obama's Cleveland remark likening Trump's gilded White House decor to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory.
- Obama's Atlanta-area stop supported Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms ahead of the midterms.
- Obama said Trump was unfazed by the Saddam Hussein comparison but took offense at the Cheesecake Factory joke.
- Obama noted the administration's response included a Treasury Secretary press conference held outside the restaurant.
- Trump mocked Obama's endorsement record, saying his backing had failed Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.