Former President Barack Obama’s mockery of President Donald Trump’s aesthetic choices for the White House — “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory” — has Republicans furiously defending the sanctity of The Cheesecake Factory as a restaurant for real Americans .

“Classic Obama snobbery. Cheesecake Factory is a great option for people who can’t afford a private chef at their Martha’s vineyard estate,” Republican strategist Matt Whitlock wrote on X . Conservative activist Laura Loomer called The Cheesecake Factory “a place Americans can afford.”

Scott Jennings, who was on the White House’s short list for press secretary, claimed Obama hadn’t eaten a “dinner that costs less than $250 in years. Has never been in a Cheesecake Factory.…