And they miss the point. Again.

Cheesecake Factory interior

From what keeps appearing in my social media feeds, it appears the Reich wing has once again focused on the wrong thing. Former President Obama joked about Orange Julius's obsession with plastering as much gold crap as it's physically possible to cram into one mansion. He noted that Cheetolini is so focused on decorating that he should be on HGTV, which is actually a pretty accurate assessment. The Donald seems to be a lot more interested in and sort of knowledgeable about things like pilasters than he is in foreign policy or how economics and trade work. (I saw a clip in which he went on and on about minutiae involved in home maintenance. He apparently knows how to repair cracked plaster pilasters and blistered stucco.)

In any case, Obama's quip was that Trump has the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It's actually a bit of a dig at the Cheesecake Factory. The decor at a typical Cheesecake Factory is indeed over the top (note the pseudo-Egyptian Old Kingdom columns in the photo) by some standards but it's not covered in architectural tat that looks like someone got turned loose with a case of Krylon metallic paint. The exteriors of the chain are much gaudier than the interiors. In contrast, The Donald has the White House so packed with cheap gold crap that even Hussein might consider it all a bit too much.

The Donald has always been obsessed with gold tchotchkes. He and Melania did a photo shoot at their Manhattan penthouse quite a few years ago. The penthouse bore a strong resemblance to what I've always mentally pictured what a low-budget bordello would look like. Tacky. Super tacky. Decor that appeals only to drug lords and not-too-bright mafiosi. Which does fit Orange Julius rather neatly.  

The MAGA world freaked out over Obama's joke, proving once again that (a) MAGA has absolutely no sense of humor, and. (b). they're not too bright. Omigod. Obama is sneering at working folk and their taste in food. No reaction to the comparison to Saddam Hussein (a horrible dictator) and Hussein's well known love of gold and tackiness in his multiple Iraqi palaces. Nope. It's outrageous that Obama was elitist and mocked the food of the working class. Given that the Cheesecake Factory menu prices run on the high end for casual dining, I'm not sure just how many "working class" folks are eating there, especially when restaurants in general are seeing diminishing sales this year, but that's a minor quibble. How does anyone with two brain cells just breeze right by the Saddam Hussein reference and focus instead on overpriced hamburgers? 

One thing that just struck me about The Donald's obsession with "fixing" the White House is where the heck is the First Lady? We all know Melania has zero interest in doing anything, but even Epstein's sloppy seconds must know it would be good public relations for her to be the face of "improving" the building. It would be yet another way to one up the Kennedy legacy. Of course, it's possible Von Shitzenpants suggested that Melanoma be the public face for the tackiness and she said No. Based on recent photos, my guess is she's hoping to be a grieving widow soon.