Hindustan Times·Politics

Bessent answers Obama’s joke with lunch and a jab

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 26 October 2026, 23:54 UTC ·10 sec listen

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent answered Barack Obama’s joke about President Donald Trump’s White House renovations by stopping at a Cheesecake Factory for lunch. He also took a swipe at Obama on social media, turning the exchange into a political gag.

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