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USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push

USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push
France 24 Thursday 29 October 2026, 12:28 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Just five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama took aim at President Donald Trump. He commented on the reaction of Trump's administration to a joke he had made the day before. "He was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments", Obama said.

Just five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama took aim at President Donald Trump. He commented on the reaction of Trump's administration to a joke he had made the day before. "He was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments", Obama said. "They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke." As the election is getting closer, polls point to a possible Democratic majority in the House. [Image text:] MDTERMS 051015 Obama slams Trump in final campaign stretch SHA
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