Politics
Obama stumps for Democrats as Trump campaigns ahead of US midterms
October 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday as early voting progressed ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections.
- Obama held a Cleveland rally for Ohio candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown and planned a Detroit appearance for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
- Obama attacked the Trump administration over the Iran war and consumer prices, urging voters to hold the administration accountable.
- Trump cast his early ballot in Florida and planned a rally in Georgia for Republican candidates.
- Trump said of the Iran war that he has "done it very effectively" and may have to "finish it off, or maybe they'll make a deal."