Obama slams Trump’s cruel, chaotic agenda as voters head into midterms
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Barack Obama told voters that the midterms offer a crucial chance to push back against Donald Trump’s disastrous policies, while Trump campaigned in Georgia and brushed off questions about the Iran conflict.
Former President Barack Obama spoke to large crowds in Ohio on Saturday, urging voters to treat the November midterm elections as a chance to stop what he described as the "foolishness" of the current administration. He pointed to soaring consumer prices, the conflict with Iran and what he called "chaos, cruelty, corruption and incompetence" over the past two years. > "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 said in Cleveland.
Obama also tied rising costs directly to President Donald Trump, saying inflation had worsened under his leadership. He warned that the war with Iran had handed Tehran "veto power" over the Strait of Hormuz, which had previously been open to marine traffic.
President Donald Trump held a rally in Georgia after casting an early ballot in Florida. When asked about the Iran conflict, he said he had handled it "very effectively" and suggested either a possible deal or a continued victory. He declined to confirm whether First Lady Melania Trump would travel to Ukraine, replying only that "we will see."
The campaign events took place as early voting began for the November 3 elections that will determine congressional control for the remainder of Trump's presidency. Obama’s appearance also backed Democratic candidates Sherrod Brown for Senate and Amy Acton for governor, while he attacked a recent advertisement by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.