{"id":1109,"date":"2026-10-30T10:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:26:26","slug":"jd-vance-fires-back-at-obama-over-cheesecake-factory-dig-super-elitist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/?p=1109","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance fires back at Obama over Cheesecake Factory dig: \u2018Super elitist\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"layout-item-main\">\n<div>\n<header>\n<div aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tSee more of our coverage in your search results.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" id=\"nyp-player-lcp-overlay\" fetchpriority=\"high\" alt><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance fired back at Barack Obama Thursday after the former president likened the current White House look to that of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/25\/us-news\/obamas-saddam-husseins-cheesecake-factory-jab-at-trump-comes-back-to-bite-him\/\">Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t fully get it. I kind of like the Cheesecake Factory,\u201d Vance said of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/26\/us-news\/trump-doubles-down-on-obama-criticism-as-his-voice-starts-to-give-out-amid-campaign-rally-blitz\/\">Obama\u2019s jab<\/a> at a Texas town hall event hosted by Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s like a good example of how Obama, without even trying to be, just can\u2019t help himself from being super elitist,\u201d the vice president argued. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/29\/us-news\/jd-vance-fires-back-at-obama-over-cheesecake-factory-dig-super-elitist\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/super-elitist-146921665.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"JD Vance speaking at a town hall, with a Fox News graphic at the bottom reading \"Vance responds to Obama's Cheesecake Factory jab.\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>Vance criticized Obama\u2019s comments during a town hall in Texas. <span>Fox News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRemember, this is the guy who said that people who wanted good jobs were \u2018clinging to their guns and their religion,\u2019 as if God and the Second Amendment were something to be ashamed of,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In attempting to mock President Trump, Vance said Obama \u201cdrove home how divorced the Democrats are from actual Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Obama unleashed the decor diss Saturday while stumping for Democrats in Ohio, as he accused Trump of spending more time sprucing up the White House than helping Americans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations,\u201d Obama said. \u201cHe should be on HGTV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/29\/us-news\/jd-vance-fires-back-at-obama-over-cheesecake-factory-dig-super-elitist\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/former-president-barack-obama-captivates-146858709.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Morrow, Georgia.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>Obama made the jab at a rally in Ohio over the weekend. <span>ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Watters noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/28\/us-news\/trump-obama-trade-barbs-at-dueling-primetime-rallies-days-before-midterm-elections\/?utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Obama seemingly backpedaled<\/a> on his criticism during a rally in Atlanta on Wednesday, where he insisted as \u201cthe father of two daughters\u201d the Cheesecake Factory was \u201cmy jam for about a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee, that\u2019s exactly the point, though \u2026\u00a0 he realized, \u2018Oh, a lot of the people we want to vote for us actually like the Cheesecake Factory,\u2019\u201d Vance explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/29\/us-news\/jd-vance-fires-back-at-obama-over-cheesecake-factory-dig-super-elitist\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/cheesecake-factory-casual-restaurant-location-146922439.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A round sign for The Cheesecake Factory restaurant.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>President Trump and other Republicans have accused Obama of mocking the Cheesecake Factory and its patrons.  <span>jetcityimage \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The veep added that the establishment is \u201cthe weirdest restaurant to hate on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe menu is like 75 pages long, so there\u2019s something for everybody,\u201d he joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t understand. Like, there are restaurants I can imagine beating up on \u2013 not the Cheesecake Factory,\u201d Vance said. \u201cLeave us alone, Barack!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watters joked that the network\u2019s next town hall will be held inside a Cheesecake Factory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See more of our coverage in your search results. Vice President JD Vance fired back at Barack Obama Thursday after the former president likened the current White House look to that of a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein.\u00a0 \u201cI didn\u2019t fully get it. I kind of like the Cheesecake Factory,\u201d Vance said of Obama\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}