Obama responds to GOP criticism over Cheesecake Factory jab

Key Points:

• Former President Barack Obama defended his Cheesecake Factory joke, stating he frequently ate there while raising his daughters, responding to criticism from President Trump and his administration accusing him of elitism.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's publicized visit to the Cheesecake Factory and Trump's labeling of Obama as "a lousy president" were cited by Obama as part of a coordinated distraction by the Trump administration.
• Obama criticized the Trump administration for lacking solutions to real problems, highlighting issues like tariffs, rising prices, and the U.S. war with Iran, which he says the administration unnecessarily escalated.
• At a rally in Georgia, Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, emphasizing the need to address economic hardships and criticizing Trump's policies.
• Jon Ossoff pledged to investigate the Trump administration's conduct if elected, receiving enthusiastic support from the crowd, who chanted "lock him up."