Former US President Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump’s ongoing renovation choices for the White House, saying Trump has “got the White House looking like former Iraq President Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Obama made the comments while addressing an election campaign in Ohio for the midterms, per ANI.
Obama said. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations. He should be on HGTV. The guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House. Paved over the Rose Garden, put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn, and there’s gold everywhere! What’s up with the gold? Everything—more gold!
And the problem is you end up having to pay the price for their lack of seriousness,” Obama said Saturday, October 24.
“If we’re willing to organize and mobilize, if we’re willing to turn out in big numbers in Ohio and across this country, if we’re willing to vote for change and vote for Democrats up and down the ballot, then this election might just mark the moment this country began moving in a better direction,” he further said, adding, “So make a plan to vote today at IWillVote.com/OH . “Our allies and our bases have been attacked; Americans have been killed; hundreds of Americans have been wounded; we have, we’ve run down our stock of missiles,” he said, though Trump has denied reports of munitions shortages. At one point, the former president also said that the US has a “defense secretary who’s squarely focused on important matters like the jawlines and testosterone levels of our troops. Earlier reporting noted: Former US President Barack Obama took a dig at Donald Trump over his renovation plans for the White House, saying Trump has “got the White House looking like former Iraq President Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory”. Obama said.
“These are not serious people. They’re not serious people. “And Iran now has veto power over the Strait of Hormuz, where oil goes through to the world market. He mocked Trump’s changes to the White House, saying the president appeared more interested in renovations than other matters. He should be on HGTV. The guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House. Paved over the Rose Garden, put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn, and there’s gold everywhere! What’s up with the gold? Everything—more gold!
Earlier reporting noted: Obama made the remarks while campaigning for the midterm elections in Ohio. Earlier reporting noted: “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations.
“Ohio, let’s do what we can to elect @AmyActonOH as your next Governor and @SherrodBrown as your next U.S. Senator! They’ve dedicated their lives to fighting on behalf of all Ohioans,” Obama wrote on X.
