Former President Barack Obama went right at President Donald Trump over his expensive renovations to the White House while some Medicare patients struggle to find treatment amid the government shutdown.

Speaking to a crowd in Virginia over the weekend, Obama quipped, "He has been focused on critical issues like paving over the Rose Garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes. And gold-plating the Oval Office and building a $300 million ballroom." Getty

He added sarcastically, "Here's the good news -- if you can't visit a doctor, don't worry ... he will save you a dance," to uproarious laughter from the Virginia crowd.

According to PBS , the government shutdown halted funding for the Medicare telehealth program that allows patients to have virtual appointments from the comf

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