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Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’ while campaigning for Democrats

Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’ while campaigning for Democrats
South China Morning Post Saturday 24 October 2026, 22:50 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Former US president Barack Obama delivered a scathing critique of his successor, Donald Trump, at a rally in Ohio on Saturday to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you get a chance to say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Obama declared in Cleveland. “We are voting for change right here in Ohio.”

Former US president Barack Obama delivered a scathing critique of his successor, Donald Trump, at a rally in Ohio on Saturday to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you get a chance to say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Obama declared in Cleveland. “We are voting for change right here in Ohio.” The 65-year-old Democrat blamed the Trump... [Image text:] IWILLVOTE.COM/OH FIGHTINGFOROHIO VOTE by NOVEMBER 3
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