BREAKING: LOL! The real reason why Trump is so angry about President Obama's hilarious Cheesecake Factory joke is revealed — and it's TOO perfect.
We should have known...
According to financial disclosures obtained by The Daily Beast, Trump is actually heavily invested in the Cheesecake Factory. Last year, he bought between $35,007 and $175,000 worth of stock in the company, at the same time that his hideous renovations were underway at the White House.
He bought and sold stock in the company over the course of the year and as of December 31, 2025 he still held between $15,001 and $50,000 in stock that we know about and received a dividend of up to $2,000.
It's certainly not a stretch to imagine that Trump invested in the restaurant franchise because he loves its gaudy aesthetic, and then took direct inspiration for his changes to the Oval Office. If so, it makes Obama's joke land even harder. The former President said that Trump has the White House looking like "Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."
As we've stated before and despite what right-wing media is breathlessly insisting, this is not a classist attack on the Cheesecake Factory. There's nothing inherently wrong with the popular restaurant. What we're saying is that the White House should have a bit more dignity and a little less resemblance to a place where you can order Pigs in a blanket.
Clearly, Trump's apoplectic response to Obama's jab is twofold. He's furious that his absolutely awful taste in aesthetics is being thrown in his face. And then secondly, he's worried that the joke could hurt a brand that he's invested in. He whined that it's a “a very successful company” and accused Obama of being “stupid."
And look, this Cheesecake Factory is an amusing little saga that has nothing to do with the material problems that voters are facing. But at the same time, Trump's insane response shows just how easily baited and derailed he is. Instead of talking about affordability or gas prices, he's ranting about this every time he gets up in front of a mic. Obama played it masterfully.
