INTRO: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responding to recent comments made by former president Barack Obama regarding the ongoing renovations at the White House. The former president criticized the ongoing project, telling supporters at a rally in Michigan that it looks like “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.” Secretary Bessent, who says he ate at a Cheesecake Factory for lunch, telling Fox Business’ Nicole McManus what he thought of the comment.
ACK: U-S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
TAG: President Trump launching a project to tear down part of the White House’s East Wing to build a 250-million-dollar ballroom. The project receiving bipartisan criticism for destroying a historic building and doing an end-run around Congressional approval. There are also multiple ongoing lawsuits that seek to block the construction.
KEYWORD: Politics, Election
