{"id":2691280,"date":"2026-10-25T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-compares-trump-to-saddam-hussein-in-controversial-campaign-rally-joke\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T11:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:27:58","slug":"obama-compares-trump-to-saddam-hussein-in-controversial-campaign-rally-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-compares-trump-to-saddam-hussein-in-controversial-campaign-rally-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Compares Trump to Saddam Hussein in Controversial Campaign Rally Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-compares-trump-to-saddam-hussein-in-controversial-campaign-rally-joke%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2691280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A president for whom everything turned to rust erupted in a fit on Saturday at one who turns everything into gold.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats desperate to score victories in Ohio trotted out former President Barack Obama, whose relevance is apparently undimmed in their view despite the fact that he was last ruling in the White House when Americans reaching voting age were in elementary school.<\/p>\n<p>During his comments, Obama said that President Donald Trump had committed some vague and unspecified breach of propriety by improving the White House grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations,\u201d he said during a rally on Saturday, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/2114110812927226212?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>. \u201cHe should be on HGTV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It\u2019s gold everywhere,\u201d Obama said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udea8DEVELOPING: Former President Obama just went on stage to start taking shots at President Trump and criticized him for upgrading the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Obama: \u201cHe\u2019s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It\u2019s gold everywhere.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/Y933BpeuZQ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/2114110812927226212?\">October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A poster using the name Taggs <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Taggs83291507\/status\/2114119871592370179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> in response: \u201cObama might be the only one who hates America (and everything it stands for) more than Ilhan Omar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u2019s own building projects have been in the news lately.<\/p>\n<p>The cost for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, is now forecast to exceed $1 billion, which is nearly three times the initial estimated cost for the project, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obamas-billion-dollar-baby-chicago-center-price-tag-hits-monumental-milestone-tripling-original-estimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The project also opened five years past schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we continue to reconcile costs and plan ahead for additional capital improvements, we anticipate our total cost for constructing the campus is approximately $1 billion \u2014 again, all raised in private contributions,\u201d Emily Bittner, the Obama Foundation\u2019s vice president of communications, said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@CBSNews Well what was this, sir? https:\/\/t.co\/C0jb7DP0sK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily C. (@EmilyinChas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmilyinChas\/status\/2114132087041298724?\">October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Those behind the project have decided to save money through what it pays workers, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/2026\/10\/07\/obama-foundation-and-center-workers-unionize-open-letter-afscme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Workers seeking to form a union said in a letter the Obama Foundation and Obama Presidential Center have a \u201chigh turnover rate\u201d as workers \u201ccontinue to leave, taking with them their institutional knowledge and expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmidst increasing workloads we have seen our benefits rolled back and support from leadership to be minimal,\u201d the workers wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nSOV8PYbTRxZ2UykW44vxfYmtbNCe8it\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an open letter<\/a>\u00a0to colleagues seeking support for unionizing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we voice concerns we are met with vague responses, leading to uncertainty about our future with the foundation. Due to this unsustainable work environment, many of our skilled, passionate colleagues continue to leave, taking with them their institutional knowledge and expertise. 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