Vice President JD Vance responded to Barack Obama on Thursday after the former president compared the current White House decor to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein.
“I didn’t really get that. I actually like the Cheesecake Factory,” Vance remarked during a Texas town hall event hosted by Jesse Watters from Fox News.
He further commented, “It just shows how, without even realizing it, Obama always comes off as super elitist.”
Vance added, “Let’s not forget, this is the same guy who said that people striving for better jobs were ‘clinging to their guns and their religion,’ implying those things are something to be embarrassed about.”
In his attempt to criticize President Trump, Vance suggested that Obama highlighted how disconnected the Democrats are from average Americans.
Obama made his remark about the White House decor while campaigning for Democrats in Ohio, accusing Trump of focusing more on home improvements than on helping the American people.
“I mean, have you noticed? He seems really into home renovations,” Obama said. “He should be on HGTV.”
He continued, “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
Watters pointed out that Obama had seemingly softened his criticism during a rally in Atlanta, where he noted, as “the father of two daughters,” that the Cheesecake Factory was “my jam for about a decade.”
Vance interpreted this shift: “That’s exactly the point… he realized, ‘Oh, a lot of people we want to vote for us actually like the Cheesecake Factory.’”
The vice president also mentioned that it’s “the strangest restaurant to criticize.”
“The menu is like 75 pages long, so there’s something for everyone,” he joked.
“I just don’t get it. I mean, there are restaurants I could see being picked on—just not the Cheesecake Factory,” Vance said. “Leave us alone, Barack!”
Watters humorously suggested that the network’s next town hall might take place inside a Cheesecake Factory.
JD Vance responds to Obama’s Cheesecake Factory comment: ‘Very elitist’
Vice President JD Vance responded to Barack Obama on Thursday after the former president compared the current White House decor to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein.
“I didn’t really get that. I actually like the Cheesecake Factory,” Vance remarked during a Texas town hall event hosted by Jesse Watters from Fox News.
He further commented, “It just shows how, without even realizing it, Obama always comes off as super elitist.”
Vance added, “Let’s not forget, this is the same guy who said that people striving for better jobs were ‘clinging to their guns and their religion,’ implying those things are something to be embarrassed about.”
In his attempt to criticize President Trump, Vance suggested that Obama highlighted how disconnected the Democrats are from average Americans.
Obama made his remark about the White House decor while campaigning for Democrats in Ohio, accusing Trump of focusing more on home improvements than on helping the American people.
“I mean, have you noticed? He seems really into home renovations,” Obama said. “He should be on HGTV.”
He continued, “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
Watters pointed out that Obama had seemingly softened his criticism during a rally in Atlanta, where he noted, as “the father of two daughters,” that the Cheesecake Factory was “my jam for about a decade.”
Vance interpreted this shift: “That’s exactly the point… he realized, ‘Oh, a lot of people we want to vote for us actually like the Cheesecake Factory.’”
The vice president also mentioned that it’s “the strangest restaurant to criticize.”
“The menu is like 75 pages long, so there’s something for everyone,” he joked.
“I just don’t get it. I mean, there are restaurants I could see being picked on—just not the Cheesecake Factory,” Vance said. “Leave us alone, Barack!”
Watters humorously suggested that the network’s next town hall might take place inside a Cheesecake Factory.
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