Veytics Intelligence
2026-10-26 · CNBC

Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday became the latest right-wing critic to accuse former President Barack Obama of elitism for mockingly comparing President Donald Trump 's ostentatious White House renovations to the Cheesecake Factory . But Bessent, a former hedge fund manager whose net worth has been estimated at around $600 million , put his money where his mouth is — dining at the chain restaurant and praising its food before giving the Democratic ex-president a slice of his mind. "This is the man who built the museum [that] looks like Darth Vader's tomb," Bessent told a Fox Business reporter who asked about Obama's remark as he left the restaurant.

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