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Politics · United StatesBarack Obama mocks Trump’s White House renovation, cites $900 million cost
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
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Politics · United StatesObama jokes about Trump’s Oval Office gold sign in HBO comedy sketch
Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump’s decision to add a gold sign outside the Oval Office during a comedy sketch with Larry David. The joke, filmed on a replica set, drew attention to broader White House renovations that a federal appeals court has temporarily halted.
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