Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had lunch Monday at the Washington Cheesecake Factory, where he ordered a French Dip Cheeseburger costing $22.95, before commenting on Barack Obama’s remark about the White House renovations. At a rally in Ohio, Obama compared Donald Trump’s White House to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein, prompting criticism from several Trump allies. Bessent described the Obama Presidential Center as a building resembling Darth Vader’s tomb and invited Martha’s Vineyard residents to try the restaurant. The dispute comes days before the November 3 midterm elections amid inflation and public dissatisfaction that threaten Republican majorities, while Cheesecake Factory is due to report third-quarter earnings Tuesday.
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