Obama on the campaign trail ridicules Trump and Hegseth. “I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations. He should be on HGTV” - a US home improvement television network. “The guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House. Paved over the Rose Garden, put a helicopter pad on the South Lawn, and there’s gold everywhere! What’s up with the gold? Everything—more gold! He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory," he added, referring to the popular American restaurant chain known for its gaudy interior designs. He added “"Six months after they declared victory — because remember, they said 'this is the best war ever, it's going great' — so seven months later, how's that war going? Our allies and our bases have been attacked. Americans have been killed. Hundreds of Americans have been wounded. We have run down our stock of missiles, and Iran now has veto power over the Strait of Hormuz where oil goes through the the world market. This is the reason why the price of oil is up. Nobody disputes that. This is the reason the price of diesel is up. This is the reason why the price of just about everything is up. “Meanwhile, you’ve got the defense secretary who’s squarely focused on important matters like the jawlines and testosterone levels of our troops. He is live-streaming executions, because that's how he thinks you cultivate that manly, warrior spirit." Obama said Hegseth is simply not a serious person. "How much time do you think this defense secretary spends looking at himself in the mirror in the morning? You know he's working his hair, because that's how 'warriors' look. These are not serious people, they're not serious people. And the problem is you end up having to pay the price for their lack of seriousness."