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🚨 Trump Gets HUMILIATED After MAGA's OBAMA STUNT BACKFIRES...

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "🚨 Trump Gets HUMILIATED After MAGA's OBAMA STUNT BACKFIRES...", an episode of MeidasTouch published November 10, 2026 (24 min, about 4,431 words). It mentions 57 people, works and ideas, including Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Cheesecake Factory, Gabe Sanchez, Republican Party.

What this episode is about

Democrats surged to win control of Congress in a sweeping political shift, while Trump and his allies faced backlash for a controversial Cheesecake Factory joke that backfired and highlighted their miscalibrated closing strategy. The narrative centers on the blue wave, the administration’s missteps, and the internet’s critical reaction to the closing gambit.

Key takeaways

  • Cheesecake Factory became a symbolic punchline; tone-deaf closing stunts trumped on-the-ground momentum.
  • Voter behavior punished ostentatious branding; authenticity and concrete policy wins overshadow flashy gimmicks.
  • Obama’s contrast unearthed a deep-rooted preference for bipartisanship over performative confrontation.
  • Media noise and meme-wars amplified, but real outcomes hinged on local races, not national theatrics.
  • Public sentiment leaned toward solutions-oriented leadership, revealing Trump era fatigue and Democratic resilience.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Cheesecake Factory, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Republican Party
  2. – 10:00: Cheesecake Factory, Donald Trump, Clay Travis, Greg Gutfeld
  3. – 15:00: Cheesecake Factory, Donald Trump, Iran, Fox News
  4. – 20:00: Donald Trump, Republican Party, Nicki Minaj, Nobel Peace Prize
  5. – 24:05: Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, USMCA

Notable quotes from "🚨 Trump Gets HUMILIATED After MAGA's OBAMA STUNT BACKFIRES..."

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  • You are not serious people. Trump and the GOP spent months gaslighting Americans about a war, corruption, and high prices. And they were so confident that they were going to win that their big closing move.
    about Donald Trump · at
  • Wave unfold and finds out the Trump White House is ordering Cheesecake Factory. Republicans spent the final stretch of the campaign calling Obama an elitist and acting like the…
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  • He seems very focused on home renovation and there's gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? everything that more gold. He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.
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  • That's why Obama's joke about the White House looking like a cheesecake factory triggered him so much. It's also not hard to see the connection to Obama's 2011 White House correspondents in a.
    about Cheesecake Factory · at
  • Yeah, he's a piece of Anyway, Trump continued complaining online about Obama, saying that he paid off Iran with billions and gave them a road to a nuclear weapon. Honestly, this is getting tiring because Trump has.
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  • We will win the war on corruption and fraud led by our great vice president who's doing a great job, JD Vance. And the corruption is so pervasive. Who would have thought?
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  • What was that. What was that is also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. I'm Gabe Sanchez and I'll see you next time on What Was That.
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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Donald Trump — Person · Primary subject · 13 mentions · first at
    Central target of critique in the episode; his actions, rhetoric, and comparisons to Obama drive the episode's narrative.
  • Barack Obama — Person · Referenced figure / foil · 9 mentions · first at
    Used as the contrasting figure to Trump — his joke about the White House decor ("cheesecake factory") sparks the segment and is credited with politically humiliating Trump.
  • Gabe Sanchez — Person · Host / Main speaker · 1 mention · first at
    Narrator and reporter of the episode; presents the analysis and commentary on the Cheesecake Factory stunt and its political fallout.
  • Clay Travis — Person · Referenced commentator · 2 mentions · first at
    Called out for being out of touch regarding the Cheesecake Factory and criticized for appropriating working-class sentiment.
    Cheesecake Factory was the most expensive place that we could go to for a fancy dinner. There's a huge problem with Clay Travis getting all nostalgic about childhood trips to…
  • Greg Gutfeld — Person · Referenced commentator · 2 mentions · first at
    Called out for making a racially tinged, dismissive take about the Cheesecake Factory and for his prominent media presence defending MAGA positions.
    Comedian Greg Gutfield never misses a chance to serve up a lazy racist take.
  • Scott Bessent — Person · Treasury Secretary (spelling corrected from Bessant) · 1 mention · first at
    Corrected to canonical name to align with referenced role
    That estimated $7 million salary is clearly well-earned. But the White House took it even further. Trump's team actually thought it was a smart idea to send Treasury Secretary…
  • Jalani Hussein — Person · Referenced historical figure (joke) · 3 mentions · first at
    Referenced via Obama's original joke comparing the White House decor to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory; used to illustrate the absurdity of Trump's reaction.
    And there's gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? everything that more gold. He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.
  • Nicki Minaj — Person · Referenced pop culture figure · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned in passing in a critique of Trump’s comments about attractiveness and as an example of MAGA courting celebrities with complicated backgrounds.
    Sorry, what's that? He talked about Nicki Minaj's ass. That can't be real.
  • J.D. Vance — Person · Referenced political figure · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the vice president (contextual sarcasm) leading a 'war on corruption' in the transcript's critique of Trump rhetoric.
    We will win the war on corruption and fraud led by our great vice president who's doing a great job, JD Vance. And the corruption is so pervasive. Who would have thought?
  • Desi Lydic — Person · Referenced political figure (stumping context) · 1 mention · first at
    Fix misspelling to match common spelling in context
    Who has been the better president? Look at this. Barack Obama comes in at 55%.
  • Michelle Obama — Person · Referenced public figure · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned indirectly in a joke about a Cheesecake Factory menu comparison (
    That's apps, that's pizzas, that's sandwiches, that's tacos, stir fry, flatbreads. Obama's just mad cuz they didn't have dog. If they did, it would have been black and cajun style.
  • Tim Geithner — Person · Referenced former official · 1 mention · first at
    Canonical spelling of Treasury Secretary referenced; alias corrected
    I inherited this major financial crisis.
  • Joe Mitchell — Person · Anecdotal figure · 1 mention · first at
    Align role with transcript and ensure name spelling consistency
    Oh, and the guy glazing Trump with a homemade certificate is Joe Mitchell.
  • Mike Collins — Person · Referenced individual (complimented appearance) · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced in a segment where the speaker compliments a man's appearance while mocking Trump; used as an example in comedic commentary.
    I actually think Mike Collins is a good-looking man. Rick Jackson's a very handsome, distinguished, beautiful looking guy. Oh, he's a good-looking guy. You're not allowed to say that.
  • Arnold Palmer — Person · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced in a colorful anecdote in a joking segment about showering with other pros — used as comedic imagery.
    He's a handsome guy, by the way. I didn't It's usually not my thing, but he is a good-looking sucker. Arnold Palmer was all man. When he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there.
  • Biggie Smalls — Person · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Named in a joking list of topics from a White House correspondents roast referenced in the transcript.
    What really happened in Roswell? [laughter] And where are Biggie and Tupac?
  • Tupac Shakur — Person · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced alongside Biggie in comedic list during a quoted roast — used as cultural shorthand in the episode.
    What really happened in Roswell? [laughter] And where are Biggie and Tupac?

Companies & orgs

  • Cheesecake Factory — Company · Case study / cultural touchstone · 21 mentions · first at
    Central prop in the episode's critique — Obama’s joke about the White House looking like a Cheesecake Factory and the Trump White House ordering from the chain are used to illustrate MAGA's tone-deaf closing strategy.
  • MeidasTouch — Company · Producer / publisher · 3 mentions · first at
    The media network producing the episode; referenced in the episode context and promotions.
  • Fox News — Company · Media outlet cited · 2 mentions · first at
    Referenced as a media platform that defended Trump/MAGA talking points and amplified the Cheesecake Factory controversy from the right.
    This Frankenstein lookalike has ever eaten at a Cheesecake Factory because during this totally spontaneous, not at all coordinated runin with Fox Business, he struggled to…
  • Truth Social — Company · Platform cited · 2 mentions · first at
    Referenced as Trump's social platform where he posts complaints about Obama and other commentary (episode criticizes his Truth Social posts).
    President Trump is talking about all the money they're making while people are suffering at the pump. That'll be the headline. But I said I don't give a damn. I'm going to say it. We're making.
  • CNN — Company · Referenced news organization · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the network Gabe asked to 'zoom in' on a visual during commentary; used as an example of media coverage.
    And I'm going to hold this up for the artificial media to see. CNN, zoom in right here, CNN. Okay? Because this man has more for humanity and for America than any other president ever.
  • YouTube — Company · Distribution channel · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced as a platform where Gabe Sanchez posts content and where listeners can subscribe to the show.
    Thanks so much for watching this episode. Don't forget to like this video and subscribe to my channel. If you want to support my work so I can create more videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at.
  • Twitter — Company · Comparative platform · 3 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as a reference point when discussing Truth Social and how Trump vents on social platforms.
    Their help. And while the White House spent election night trying to troll Obama with takeout, here's what Obama posted on Twitter. The American people sent a clear message.…
  • Fox Business — Company · Referenced news outlet/personality platform · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the outlet where Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant (mischaracterized) ran into a reporter; used to critique MAGA media appearances.
    This Frankenstein lookalike has ever eaten at a Cheesecake Factory because during this totally spontaneous, not at all coordinated runin with Fox Business, he struggled to…
  • Substack — Company · Distribution / subscription channel · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced as a place where Gabe Sanchez publishes (call to action to follow the host's work on Substack).
    And subscribe to my channel. If you want to support my work so I can create more videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at what was that. What…
  • Pinterest — Company · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as an example of where people might source interior design inspiration; used to mock Trump White House decor.
    Donald Trump. Nobody's out here defending Trump's golden show, sorry, goldplated interior design. The same way no one renovating their house has that look on their Pinterest board.
  • Apple Podcast — Company · Distribution channel · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as one of the platforms where listeners can find the podcast.
    Videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at what was that. What was that is also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. I'm Gabe Sanchez and I'll see you next time on What Was That.
  • Spotify — Company · Distribution channel · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as a platform where the podcast is available.
    Videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at what was that. What was that is also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. I'm Gabe Sanchez and I'll see you next time on What Was That.

Concepts & topics

  • Republican Party — Concept · Political actor / subject of critique · 5 mentions · first at
    Shown as the losing/criticized party — MAGA and Trump’s campaign tactics and priorities are dissected in the episode.
  • Democratic Party — Concept · Political actor / beneficiary · 3 mentions · first at
    Portrayed as the election winners (blue tsunami) and the political side that gained control in the midterms referenced throughout the episode.
    Rather than divides them in leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face. One of these guys was talking about the challenges voters face. The other was ordering cheesecake.
  • JCPOA — Concept · Policy concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Alternate label for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action referenced when discussing Iran nuclear policy.
    Was mostly Iran's own frozen money, plus a settlement over an arms deal from the 1970s, but sure, paid off. The JCPOA actually reminds me of when Trump trashed NAFTA as the…
  • FIFA Peace Prize — Concept · Satirical reference · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as an example of a fake or absurd award used in the transcript when discussing Trump's penchant for self-awarded honors.
    Is the reason why Trump keeps demanding that other recipients give their peace prize to him and has people create fake awards like the FIFA Peace Prize or most recently man of the century, whatever the is. So I wanted to say, Mr.

Places & events

  • Iran — Place · Foreign policy topic · 4 mentions · first at
    Location referenced as a geopolitical actor in policy context; needs consistent usage as a place name
  • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — Event · Policy reference · 2 mentions · first at
    Used to rebut Trump's claims about Obama 'paying off' Iran; the JCPOA is discussed as the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear agreement.
    In place until 2018 when Trump decided that Obama's deal was the worst he'd ever seen. If I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a nuclear war ago, you would have had you would have.
  • United States (states) — Place · National context · 3 mentions · first at
    General geopolitical / domestic context referenced throughout the episode (policy, elections, economy).
  • USMCA — Event · Policy example · 2 mentions · first at
    Used as an example of Trump's trade policy flip-flops (criticized as he forgot or contradicted his own replacement for NAFTA).
    Then, when he got back into office, he started ranting about how unfair the deal with Canada and Mexico was and asked who made these decisions. It was him. He made those decisions. Heing.
  • Mara Lago — Place · Referenced venue / Trump property · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as a place Trump invites people and as an example of his club where $5,000 may not buy much — used to highlight elitism and disconnect.
    Go to any one of our great places. You could even come to Mara Lago. I said it the other night. You'll be my guest at Mara Lago.
  • Nobel Peace Prize — Event · Reference to prestige / Trump complaint · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned when discussing Obama receiving such honors and Trump’s recurring complaints about not receiving comparable recognition.
    Guy who passed the Affordable Healthcare Act that Republicans keep trying to kill with no replacement. And the guy who received a Nobel Peace Prize that wararmongering Trump…
  • NAFTA — Event · Policy reference · 2 mentions · first at
    Used as an example to highlight Trump's prior complaints and contradictions on trade policy versus his later actions (replaced by USMCA).
    Was mostly Iran's own frozen money, plus a settlement over an arms deal from the 1970s, but sure, paid off. The JCPOA actually reminds me of when Trump trashed NAFTA as the…
  • Cleveland — Place · Event location · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced as the city where Barack Obama was welcomed while stumping for Amy Acton; used to contrast Obama rally energy with Trump's rallies.
    O, that's got to hurt. Especially when this is how Cleveland welcomed Obama while stumping for Amy Actton.
  • Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — Place · Satirical policy example · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in a satirical anecdote about Trump announcing vanity projects (renaming/changing monuments) to bolster legacy.
    Today, I'm thrilled to announce the official opening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Now, we're giving serious thought to changing the name to the Trump.
  • Dodd-Frank Act — Event · Policy reference · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned to highlight Obama-era consumer financial protections that the episode credits Obama for enacting and Republicans for rolling back.
    Helped stabilize and restructure the auto industry that Republicans want to ship jobs overseas. the guy who passed consumer protections under the DoddFrank Act that Republicans…
  • Affordable Care Act — Event · Policy reference · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced as one of Obama's signature achievements contrasted with Trump's record and GOP attempts to repeal it.
    Consumer protections under the DoddFrank Act that Republicans have gutted. The guy who passed the Affordable Healthcare Act that Republicans keep trying to kill with no…
  • New Jersey (Jersey) — Place · Referenced residence · 1 mention · first at
    Location cited as residence context; ensure explicit relation to a named person
    With every day. Take Martha McCllum. She makes an estimated $2 million a year, lives in a wealthy New Jersey neighborhood, has a second home in Cape Cod, and spends more on…
  • Cape Cod — Place · Referenced residence · 1 mention · first at
    Location cited as residence context; ensure capitalization and connection to person
    Completely out of touch with the economic realities the rest of us deal with every day. Take Martha McCllum. She makes an estimated $2 million a year, lives in a wealthy New…
  • Tennessee — Place · Biographical detail / setting reference · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in relation to Clay Travis's upbringing (Nashville) to rebut his claimed Cheesecake Factory nostalgia.
    About childhood trips to the Cheesecake Factory. He was born in 1979 and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. The first Cheesecake Factory to open up in Tennessee didn't happen…
  • Florida — Place · Referenced travel suggestion · 1 mention · first at
    Location used as travel suggestion; preserve as location with clearer evidence
    But the only caveat is that the Trump dividend, it has you have to spend the money in the United States. Go to Florida.
  • Iowa — Place · Geographic reference · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the state where Joe Mitchell (who lost a race) ran and lost; used to provide political context.
    Oh, and the guy glazing Trump with a homemade certificate is Joe Mitchell.
  • Roswell — Place · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Maintain as location if Roswell, NM is intended; otherwise label as cultural reference
    What really happened in Roswell?

Media & podcasts

  • What Was That? — Media · Program / segment · 1 mention · first at
    The show/segment hosted by Gabe Sanchez; referenced as where listeners can get more content and as the brand producing this episode.
    Videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at what was that. What was that is also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. I'm Gabe Sanchez and I'll see you next time on What Was That.
  • Greg Gutfeld Show — Media · Referenced program/personality · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned when criticizing Greg Gutfeld for a racially-tinged joke about the Cheesecake Factory and as an example of right-wing commentary.
    Comedian Greg Gutfield never misses a chance to serve up a lazy racist take.
  • Back to the Future Part II — Media · Cultural analogy · 1 mention · first at
    Used as a pop-culture parallel: the Biff Tannen alternate-universe casino owner character is compared to Trump's gilded White House aesthetic and persona.
    Well, you'd be right because the alternate 1985 casino owning version of Biff Tannon in Back to the Future Part Two was directly inspired by Donald Trump. Obama humiliated Trump so badly.
  • Biff Tannen — Character · Analogy / satirical comparison · 1 mention · first at
    Used to satirically liken Trump's persona to a fictional, bully/casino-owning version of the character from Back to the Future Part II.
    Prediction. And if you're saying to yourself, Wait, wait, this looks like something that Biff Tannon from Back to the Future would do to the White House.
  • Ghostbusters 2 — Media · Cultural reference · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced to compare Trump's jail booking cosplay to the movie character Vigo the Carpathian; used for comedic critique.
    Claimed he was 6'3 and 215 lbs when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail, which incidentally is also the day he started cosplaying as VGO the Carpathian from Ghostbusters 2. Now, Trump wasn't the only one upset by Obama's joke.

Sponsors

  • SnapStream — Sponsor · Episode sponsor · 2 mentions · first at
    Explicit sponsor mentioned in episode context with a direct call to action to get a free trial — clearly part of the episode’s sponsorship/promotional content.
  • WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy — Book · Promoted book · 2 mentions · first at
    Book offered by MeidasTouch referenced in episode promotions as recommended reading tied to the network producing the episode.
    Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!

Full transcript with timestamps

Democrats sweep the country, control Congress. A rebuke of President Trump. Is it a shellacking? Is it a spanking? It's called a country ass whooping.

A seismic political earthquake. That was a blue tsunami wrapped in a cat 5 hurricane.

This is this is a a volcanic eruption of blue Crayola. While Democrats were taking back both the House and the Senate on election night, the Trump White House was still obsessed with trying to own Obama over a Cheesecake Factory joke. We know that there are some cabinet officials and political advisers and senior White House staff gathered in the East Room. They are not saying it is a watch party. We can't hear music from the Marine Band like we sometimes can when there is a party at the White House. It is just a viewing reception. And we can report that some of the White House staff who are not at the reception, uh, in an ode to President Barack Obama's comment that he thinks the White House decorations look like Saddam Hussein decorated a cheesecake factory, they have ordered dinner from the Cheesecake Factory. Back to you.

Ah, yes. Yes, they have. You are not serious people. Trump and the GOP spent months gaslighting Americans about a war, corruption, and high prices. And they were so confident that they were going to win that their big closing move was a food stunt.

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad idea. It completely backfired because, spoiler alert, fake outrage over the Cheesecake Factory isn't a winning strategy and the internet did not let it slide. This is why they are losing, prioritizing dumb Damn, they really went all in on that one. Flipped a lot of votes. Truly. Ah, yes. One last chance to remind everyone howing stupid your closing argument was. Well played, sir. Somewhere, Barack Obama has to be absolutely cackling as he watches a blue wave unfold and finds out the Trump White House is ordering Cheesecake Factory. Republicans spent the final stretch of the campaign calling Obama an elitist and acting like the Cheesecake Facto's biggest offenders. So, how did the Cheesecake Factory country vote?

Well, in counties with a Cheesecake Factory, it wasn't even close. Democrats won the House races there by 32 points. In the Senate and governor races, Democrats by 28. And Republicans didn't flip a single Democratic House seat with a cheesecake factory in it. Not one. Turns out the people that Republicans claim to be standing up for didn't want their help. And while the White House spent election night trying to troll Obama with takeout, here's what Obama posted on Twitter. The American people sent a clear message. They want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them in leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face. One of these guys was talking about the challenges voters face. The other was ordering cheesecake.

But let's back up for a sec because this all started with one joke. It took one joke from Obama to break Trump's brain and leave Republicans confused about the punchline.

Like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. I don't get it. Yeah, we know.

He said that you've decorated the White House like a cheesecake factory. Saddam Hussein cheesecake factory.

He seems very focused on home renovation and there's gold everywhere. What's up with the gold? everything that more gold. He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.

Any response to Barack Obama? Well, you know, he doesn't understand uh I would say equality.

He said, "This isn't a cheesecake factory. Can you believe it?" The president wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison, but he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments.

Remember the White House, we have to explain that to Obama because he doesn't understand it. because he's not a smart guy. Let me tell you, in my opinion, he's not smart at all.

He said, "I didn't understand the work of the artisans in the White House." He's going to have Barack Hussein Obama going, "Who wants to fix something about Cheesecake Factory?"

Obama left office in January 2017. That was like 10 years ago. But Trump can't stop fantasizing about it. I mean, he is living rentree in Trump's head.

I hear Obama, but he doesn't. Obama doesn't know about dirt and filth, and he doesn't know about crack stone, and he doesn't know about broken windows. He's probably fine with him, but I'm not I'm not fine with him.

Imagine being 80 years old with skin so thin that you can't take a joke. And this is from the leader of the party that calls everyone else snowflakes.

And for you to say it's a cheesecake factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president.

Lousy president is a tough cell when most Americans think that Barack Obama was a better president than Donald Trump.

Who has been the better president? Look at this. Barack Obama comes in at 55%. Donald John Trump comes in at just 37%. This is from a poll earlier this year. I wouldn't be surprised if this margin has actually grown a little bit as President Trump has become even less popular than he was at the start of this year when of course the Iran war and the gas prices went skyrocketing up and his approval ratings went all the way into the gutter. But when you look at it overall, if you look at the overall electorate, the president that the most Americans admire, the plurality, go for this gentleman right here, Barack Obama.

Donald Trump is in second place. And I don't think that's a place Donald Trump wants to be.

O, that's got to hurt. Especially when this is how Cleveland welcomed Obama while stumping for Amy Actton.

Hello, CLEVELAND. NOW, compare that to Trump's recent rallies where he has the energy and the resemblance of a toad.

And I'd say 90% of the reason I took the governor, what the hell was that? Oh yeah. [groaning]

Trump's rallies have gotten so pathetic that he can't even get a four more years chant going.

Four more years. Four more years. That's the other one. Four more years. These days, the only thing that gets his crowd fired up is punching hecklers. Oh, that woman was wearing a release the Epstein file shirt. So yeah, it actually makes sense that Trump and MAGA didn't want her there. I mean, Trump is all over the files. And now we've learned that they contain even more rape allegations against Trump. But you know who isn't in the Epstein files? That's right, Barack Obama. Here's what President Obama said.

Obama's not on the file either. That was another moment from Obama's campaign swing with Democratic candidates that hit Trump right where it hurts. Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed free speech champion is watching people get dragged out of his rallies for mentioning Epstein and then calling them fat on the way out.

He's got to go on a diet. He's a fat guy. First of all, that's a woman. And second, Donald Trump is the last person who should be mocking anyone for their weight. This is the same fat ass who claimed he was 6'3 and 215 lbs when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail, which incidentally is also the day he started cosplaying as VGO the Carpathian from Ghostbusters 2. Now, Trump wasn't the only one upset by Obama's joke.

This is about the Democrats not being able to appreciate beauty. I I guess I didn't fully get it. I kind of like the Cheesecake Factory.

I don't know why [clears throat] he had to take a hit at the Cheesecake Factory, but I think it backfired. It it goes exactly to why Democrats lost the middle class, why they lost bluecollar voters because it's just, you know, it's kind of a guns and religion clinging kind of comment. And it turns a lot of people in this country off.

I I think about all the birthday parties that people have at the Cheesecake Factory, my own family included.

These people claim to understand everyday Americans, but they're completely out of touch with the economic realities the rest of us deal with every day. Take Martha McCllum. She makes an estimated $2 million a year, lives in a wealthy New Jersey neighborhood, has a second home in Cape Cod, and spends more on gender affirming care than the typical American household makes in an entire year. Then there's Klay Travis. He's mocking the Cheesecake Factory, uh, which is a place that lots of people, including me, uh, for much of my life, saw as an aspirational place to go eat. I've grown up going to Cheesecake Factories if I have the money to be able to afford it. Uh, there were lots of times in my life where the Cheesecake Factory was the most expensive place that we could go to for a fancy dinner. There's a huge problem with Clay Travis getting all nostalgic about childhood trips to the Cheesecake

Factory. He was born in 1979 and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. The first Cheesecake Factory to open up in Tennessee didn't happen until 2005, and by then, Travis was already a grownass lawyer. So, yeah, this story is complete Clay Travis has no idea what the Cheesecake Factory means to regular people. He's just pretending to care. So, you'll buy the outrage. And of course, Greg Gutfeld had to weigh in. The Cheesecake Factory is a tribute to America. It is literally a melting pot, Jessica. That's why you hate it. All the flavors assimilating into a menu that's thicker than Michelle's bicep. They have 250 meals, uh, dishes, 700 ingredients, 100 sauces, and it's all made inhouse.

That's apps, that's pizzas, that's sandwiches, that's tacos, stir fry, flatbreads. Obama's just mad cuz they didn't have dog. If they did, it would have been black and cajun style. Comedian Greg Gutfield never misses a chance to serve up a lazy racist take. And for a guy who tells jokes for a living, he's remarkably good at uh at killing the punchline. Truly a man of the people, speaking from the heart. I mean, that estimated $7 million salary is clearly well-earned. But the White House took it even further. Trump's team actually thought it was a smart idea to send Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, a guy that's worth over $600 million to a cheesecake factory to own the libs.

Hi, Mr. Secretary. It's an interesting lunch choice today. What did you order for the cheesecake factory?

I have what I always had. The the French dip cheeseburger. There's no way that this Frankenstein lookalike has ever eaten at a Cheesecake Factory because during this totally spontaneous, not at all coordinated runin with Fox Business, he struggled to remember the name of his favorite $23 burger. And honestly, I'm surprised he didn't go for the $52 filet Young.

I inherited this major financial crisis. I never called my Treasury Secretary, Tim Gner, said, "Man, you got to go to Arby's. Order roast beef. No cheese though. That may look elitist.

What these actual elitists don't get is that the joke was never about the Cheesecake Factory. It was about the fact that Donald Trump has turned the Oval Office into Liberace's bathroom. And when you cut through all their it's them being offended on behalf of the Cheesecake Factory. Not Donald Trump. Nobody's out here defending Trump's golden show, sorry, uh, goldplated interior design. The same way no one renovating their house has that look on their Pinterest board. That's why not one of the right-wing commentators who are fighting over this would ever redo their home, their business, or even their own studio to look like this. See, look how insane, over-the-top, and clownish this is. I mean, that's the joke. That's how you know their outrage is fake. It's the same manufactured outrage behind such presidential scandals as Dejon Gate and Suitgate. And here's the real irony. The Cheesecake Factory tends to be located

in fairly wealthy areas where nearby home values are reportedly about 27% higher than in comparable areas without one. For a lot of families, it's a special occasion splurge, not a casual Tuesday night. Especially now with the cost of living, gas prices, tariffs, and the fallout from Trump's Iran war squeezing household budgets.

I voted for him. I can't lie. But seeing how he's just been a tyrant with his power to be honest with you is the best way to describe it. Starting wars that were not need to be started. Um gas prices have continuously gone. I drive a truck. I have to pay $100 for gas every time I fill it up. It's a little bit ridiculous. And um just a lot of the moves he makes are just spearheaded and they're not smart at all for the state that we're in. Just basic necessities, you know, lower gas prices. is we want to be able to buy a house. We want to be able to have a family. And I don't I haven't seen and those things were promised to us. And so we are all hopeful. And I think that's why the majority of my generation was backing those type of um values. But I think that's shifting over his presidency where we're not seeing those things come to fruition.

And how does the president feel about you struggling at the pump? President Trump is talking about all the money they're making while people are suffering at the pump. That'll be the headline. But I said I don't give a damn. I'm going to say it. We're making a freaking fortune.

And if you're hoping that $5,000 dividend he keeps promising will help. Well, I'm sorry to say, but it won't.

But the only caveat is that the Trump dividend, it has you have to spend the money in the United States. Go to Florida. Go to any one of our great places. You could even come to Mara Lago. I said it the other night. You'll be my guest at Mara Lago. The problem is that for $5,000, the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert.

I don't I'm not even sure you could buy that. According to Fox, Obama insulted regular people. Meanwhile, Trump is out here joking that his $5,000 handout won't even cover a burger at his club. That's who they're defending, and that's what an elitist sounds like. So, when Trump says this,

for you to say it's a cheesecake factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president, right? I find it laughable because the only person here with a lousy presidency is Donald Trump. He's the one who's broken every single promise he made to his voters, which is why he spends so much of his time bragging to the press and anyone who will listen about his shitty taxpayer funded vanity projects. He knows that he'll never earn any accolades for his time in office. So, he's spending his second term building monuments in his name to prop up his fake legacy.

And I've kept every single promise I made, except far more. I've actually kept far more promises than I made. We've done much more than I promised.

What? Today, I'm thrilled to announce the official opening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Now, we're giving serious thought to changing the name to the Trump reflecting pool.

That's why Obama's joke about the White House looking like a cheesecake factory triggered him so much. It's also not hard to see the connection to Obama's 2011 White House correspondents in a roast.

No one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac? All kidding aside, obviously we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience. Um, say what you will about uh Mr. Trump. He certainly would bring some change to the White House. Trump is still living in the shadow of that humiliation, and his reaction feels like he's been carrying that wound ever since. What was a joke back then has since become a bizarre kind of prediction. And if you're saying to yourself, "Wait, wait, this looks like something that Biff Tannon from Back to the Future would do to the White House."

Well, you'd be right because the alternate 1985 casino owning version of Biff Tannon in Back to the Future Part Two was directly inspired by Donald Trump. Obama humiliated Trump so badly that Trump refused to attend another White House correspondent center for 15 years. I mean, during his first term, he never went to a single one. Man, you are one pathetic loser.

You know, for someone who loves to dish it out, Trump sure has trouble taking it. Which was very apparent when Trump whined on his Twitter knockoff, Truth Social, to say that Obama was a grossly incompetent president. Right. Incompetent. The guy who helped recover our country after the 2008 financial crisis that Republicans and billionaires are on track to cause again. The guy who helped stabilize and restructure the auto industry that Republicans want to ship jobs overseas. the guy who passed consumer protections under the DoddFrank Act that Republicans have gutted. The guy who passed the Affordable Healthcare Act that Republicans keep trying to kill with no replacement. And the guy who received a Nobel Peace Prize that wararmongering Trump keeps whining about not getting himself. Which, by the way, is the reason why Trump keeps demanding that other recipients give their peace prize to him and has people create fake

awards like the FIFA Peace Prize or most recently man of the century, whatever the is. So I wanted to say, Mr. President, for the last 10 years, you've kept this country more safe than any other president ever. Ever. And they've never given you the Nobel Peace Prize, by the way, which is a disgrace. So what I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It's called the Man of the Century Award. Okay? It's the Man of the Century Award. And I'm going to hold this up for the artificial media to see. CNN, zoom in right here, CNN. Okay? Because this man has more for humanity and for America than any other president ever.

You sure about that? Oh, and the guy glazing Trump with a homemade certificate is Joe Mitchell. Shocker, he lost his race in Iowa. Trump desperately wants to be seen as better than Obama, which is why he is constantly comparing himself. I mean, he's so obsessed with Obama that I'm honestly surprised that he isn't drooling over Obama's ass like he does with other men.

I never did that with a man before. I examined his ass and then I looked at his shoulders. I looked at his feet. This guy walks through the door. I said, "Look at this beautiful guy."

I actually think Mike Collins is a good-looking man. Rick Jackson's a very handsome, distinguished, beautiful looking guy. Oh, he's a good-looking guy. You're not allowed to say that about women or men anymore. It's the end of your political career, but he is a good-looking guy. I wish Tim didn't look that good. You know, he's a very handsome guy. I don't like handsome guys. I started examining his body. I watched up and down. I looked at his ass. Is he central casting, by the way? You can't miss a big, strong, handsome Oklahoma studs. Now I'm looking at the legs. He's this beautiful guy. He's got legs like tree trunks.

He's a handsome guy, by the way. I didn't It's usually not my thing, but he is a good-looking sucker. Arnold Palmer was all man. When he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there. They said, "Oh my god, the projection is off the charts.

I love the meat. I love it." Look. Uh, this is the gayest midterm ever. Sorry, what's that? He talked about Nicki Minaj's ass. That can't be real. By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before Nicki Minaj. That That's hard to miss. That's standup. That's hard to miss.

Yeah, I don't think that's going to beat the allegations, but I guess Nikki will let him say whatever he wants since he gave her US residency. She just had to pay $1 million for Trump's gold card.

We love Trump. We love Trump. We love We love her stumping for Trump and MAGA's mass deportation is definitely something, you know, considering the fact that she's openly said that she came to the US as an undocumented immigrant at age 5. And she's not a US citizen, so she can't even vote in our elections. But hey, Republicans sure love to use minorities as props and then forget them after the election or make sure to deport him.

How many times have you voted for Donald Trump? Twice. So, two Donald Trump votes.

I thought he would be like businessman. How do you feel about your vote now? Oh, disgusted.

What was the thing that made you turn on Trump? Anything personal that Oh, yeah. He deported my fianceé.

It hit close to home. Yeah, he's a piece of Anyway, Trump continued complaining online about Obama, saying that he paid off Iran with billions and gave them a road to a nuclear weapon. Honestly, this is getting tiring because Trump has tried to push this on several occasions, but the facts do not support him. The joint comprehensive plan of action or the JCPOA that Obama negotiated in 2015 was a multilateral deal that aimed to restrict Iran's uranium enrichment program. In addition, the deal required international inspections of the country's nuclear facilities. That was in place until 2018 when Trump decided that Obama's deal was the worst he'd ever seen. If I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a nuclear war ago, you would have had you would have had nuclear holocaust and you would have had it again if we didn't bomb the site.

So, what was the better deal that Trump promised? Well, there wasn't one. Eight years later, we got a war with Iran and $4 gas instead. And the billions that Trump keeps whining about, well, that was mostly Iran's own frozen money, plus a settlement over an arms deal from the 1970s, but sure, paid off. The JCPOA actually reminds me of when Trump trashed NAFTA as the worst trade deal ever made, then replaced it with his own deal, the USMCA. He called it the greatest trade agreement in history. Then, when he got back into office, he started ranting about how unfair the deal with Canada and Mexico was and asked who made these decisions. It was him. He made those decisions. Heing signed it. And when a reporter asked if he was thinking about pulling out of the USMCA, he said this. Are you considering withdrawing from the US MCA deal?

What does that mean? Are you considering withdrawing from the US MCA deal with US, Mexico, and Canada?

It's a strange question to be asked over here. The dementia in chief forgot his own deal. I mean, you just can't make this stuff up. This is the same guy who constantly brags about taking and acing the Mocha, which is a test that is there to assess your cognitive abilities for people who, by the way, show signs of dementia.

I'm a very high IQ person. Right. Don't forget, I'm the only president to pass without exception. We I passed three cognitive tests. I'm the only president that agreed to take them. And they're hard.

Sure, Jan. And by the way, Trump complaining about Obama's Iran deal is rich coming from the guy who has at least six businesses go bankrupt, helped make a global pandemic worse, and is single-handedly tanking the economy with regressive tariffs in the closing of the Straight of Hormuz. Not to mention the fact that he and his family have gotten billions richer since coming back into the White House.

We will win the war on corruption and fraud led by our great vice president who's doing a great job, JD Vance. And the the corruption is so pervasive. Who would have thought?

For once, Trump is right. The corruption is so pervasive. He's just looking in the wrong direction. And that's the whole point. Gas is over four bucks. Trump's family is billions richer. He's joking that your $5,000 refund check that he'd give you won't buy a burger at his club. And his name is all over the Epstein files. But what got Fox News and the right all fired up? Well, a joke about the Cheesecake Factory, which is honestly a little unfair to the Cheesecake Factory because at least there you get something for your money.

Trump's White House cost to everything and it gives you nothing back. Thanks so much for watching this episode. Don't forget to like this video and subscribe to my channel. If you want to support my work so I can create more videos like this, become a paid member here on YouTube or on my Substack at what was that. What was that is also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. I'm Gabe Sanchez and I'll see you next time on What Was That.

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Democrats surged to win control of Congress in a sweeping political shift, while Trump and his allies faced backlash for a controversial Cheesecake Factory joke that backfired and highlighted their miscalibrated closing strategy. The narrative centers on the blue wave, the administration’s missteps, and the internet’s critical reaction to the closing gambit.

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