President Trump fired back at former President Barack Obama during a Monday night rally in Mississippi, responding to Obama's remark that Trump's White House renovations resembled a Cheesecake Factory, according to a report from The Hill. That report, written by Julia Manchester, says Obama made the comparison while campaigning over the weekend.
Trump's reply, as The Hill described it, mocked Obama's comment. “Donald Trump spends a lot of his time fixing up the White House,” Trump said, according to The Hill. The excerpt of that report available for this story ends before the rest of the remark.
The New York Times reported that Obama had cast Trump as out of touch and jabbed at his extravagant sense of style. Chris Cameron wrote that report, which says Trump responded at length at a Mississippi campaign stop. The summary of the Times article available for this story does not include the substance of that response.
CBS News reported that Trump reacted to Obama's comment and is campaigning in support of Ken Paxton, the Texas gubernatorial candidate. The CBS headline says Trump is heading to Texas to back Paxton, while its summary describes him as already campaigning for Paxton. The available material does not say when or where the Texas event takes place, and CBS News's summary notes that Ed O'Keefe provides further analysis in the segment.
The Hill, The New York Times and CBS News agree that the exchange centered on Obama's comments and Trump's response, and the summaries place Trump's remarks in Mississippi. The reports differ in emphasis. The Hill focuses on the renovation comparison, while The New York Times focuses on Obama's description of Trump as out of touch and his remarks about style. The full text of Obama's comments does not appear in any of the available summaries.
Sources: The Hill: Trump fires back at Obama’s Cheesecake Factory jab; The New York Times: Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop; CBS News: Trump reacts to Obama's "Cheesecake Factory" comment, heads to Texas to back Paxton.