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Bessent Cheesecake Factory MAGA elitism controversy October 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 27
OCT 27 · Day 1
Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke
Obama compared Trump's White House renovations to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory during a speech at an Ohio rally.
Obama made the remarks at an Ohio rally for gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown on Saturday.
Bessent said he ordered the French Dip Cheeseburger at Cheesecake Factory.