President Trump and former President Obama campaign ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump has been holding roughly one rally per day as the United States heads toward the midterm elections. At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, he referred to Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a “jihadist” and suggested the candidate would need to pass through a metal detector before entering the Senate chamber. He also invoked the September 11 attacks in the same remarks.

Former President Barack Obama, campaigning for Democratic candidates, addressed a crowd in Detroit, questioning the aesthetic of the White House and drawing attention to the upcoming elections.

Trump also repeated accusations against Representative Ilhan Omar, claiming fraud in her family’s immigration paperwork, a claim the congresswoman has denied. At another rally, he asserted that “98% of people from Somalia in the US don’t work for a living,” adding that “they don’t really have to work because they steal so much.”

During the same campaign period, Trump made remarks about the physical appearance of several public figures, including Ohio Senator Jon Husted, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and rapper Nicki Minaj, describing their bodies in explicit terms.

"He’s a complete and total loser," Trump wrote in a social-media post about comedian Bill Maher.

A longtime Trump supporter from Tennessee, who has attended more than 80 rallies, said she does not view the president’s comments as a concern for his mental health and described his lengthy speeches as “almost supernatural.”

Polls released ahead of the midterms show a lead for Democratic candidates, suggesting a competitive political environment as both leaders continue their campaign activities.