Obama mocks Trump’s White House renovations at Ohio campaign rally
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Former President Barack Obama mocked President Donald Trump’s White House renovations during a campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio, where he backed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.
Obama joked that Trump had made the White House look “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” pointing to gold décor, a paved-over Rose Garden, a helicopter pad on the South Lawn and a ballroom he described as larger than the White House. He said Trump seemed “very focused on home renovations” and suggested he “should be on HGTV.”
The former president contrasted those projects with Trump’s pledge to lower costs. Obama blamed the war with Iran for rising prices and said his administration’s 2015 nuclear agreement had prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons through diplomacy, without firing a missile.
Obama also criticized Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over a campaign advertisement featuring Donna Arthur, Acton’s estranged mother, calling Acton a liar. The Indian Express reported that Arthur and Acton have been estranged since 1978, when Acton was removed from her mother’s custody after her stepfather was accused of sexually abusing her. Trump and Vice President JD Vance have defended the advertisement, while Ohio Republican leaders including Gov. Mike DeWine have called for it to be withdrawn.
Obama told voters that “enough is enough,” while Acton said “decency still matters.”
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