Trump defends White House redecorating — and Cheesecake Factory — from Obama's mocking
President Donald Trump took seven minutes out of his Monday night rally in Corinth, Mississippi, to defend his focus on White House renovation projects after one of his predecessors, Barack Obama, compared the redecorated Oval Office to an over-the-top Cheesecake Factory. Trump denied spending excessive time on the projects, then went on to detail repairs to exterior plaster, as well as construction of a heliport and ballroom. He described the executive mansion's previous condition in dire terms, including a cracked column, missing ornamentation and broken tile. "I fix things very good, very…
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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both cover Trump's rally response to Obama's Cheesecake Factory remark about the White House redecorating, with no conflicting facts.
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