Cheesecake Factory has emerged as a campaign talking point before next week's election, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dining there Monday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited a Cheesecake Factory after Barack Obama mocked President Donald Trump’s White House renovations. President Donald Trump fired back at Barack Obama after the former president mocked his White House renovations, comparing the gold-heavy decor to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein.