Trump’s White House: Now with more Saddam Hussein
A renovation so strange, even a dictator would be confused.
The story
Former President Obama mocked Trump's White House renovations, comparing them to 'Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory' during a campaign event in Ohio.
Source: www.foxnews.com
Our reading
Obama’s comparison of Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein is the kind of metaphor that makes you wonder if the White House is now a franchise. It’s not just that the analogy is bizarre—it’s that it’s the only way to explain why a president would think a helipad with the presidential seal is a must-have. The White House now has a granite helipad, which is not something you’d find in a normal home, nor in a normal Cheesecake Factory. But somehow, the joke works because it’s the only way to make sense of a president who thinks the Rose Garden needs limestone paving. The National Park Service says it’s for outdoor events, but the real question is: who’s going to eat cheesecake on a patio made of stone?
