In brief
On Saturday, Barack Obama hit Donald Trump hard, accusing the administration of meddling in the Iran conflict and inflating consumer prices. Speaking to Ohio crowds, Obama said the midterm votes are the last chance to curb the president’s “foolishism.” Trump returned to the limelight in Georgia, touting tariff gains and a “golden age” for America. With Congress up for grabs on November 3, the result will shape the remaining part of Trump’s term. Trump joined his wife in Florida to cast a ballot before heading to Georgia to support GOP candidate Mike Collins. Obama also mocked Trump’s White‑House makeover, quipping about excessive gold. He warned that the cost-of-living spike blamed on Trump has only worsened since the 2024 election.
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, criticizing the administration’s involvement in the Iran war and soaring living costs while campaigning for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
‘This election is our last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration,’ Obama told crowds in Ohio.
Trump, meanwhile, touted his administration’s immigration and tariff policies at a rally in Georgia, telling supporters ‘we’re in the golden age of America’ and attacking Democrats for supposedly wanting to “loot your wealth” and “annihilate your borders.”
The midterms on 3 November will determine which party controls Congress for the remainder of Trump’s term, and thus how easily the president can push through his agenda.
Early voting has already begun and Trump cast his ballot in Florida alongside his wife First Lady Melania Trump before heading to Georgia to support Republican candidate Mike Collins.
Speaking in Ohio and Michigan, Obama targeted Trump and his cabinet members, mocking the president’s attempt to redecorate the White House and calling the flurry of gold a ‘Saddam‑era Cheesecake Factory.’
Obama said he sympathised with voters who rejected Democrats in 2024 over economic and inflation concerns, but blamed Trump for the current state of the economy. ‘If you thought everything was too expensive before … everything is more expensive now,’ he said.
Trump acknowledged that oil prices were temporarily high, yet maintained that the country is getting stronger and that pump prices will come down.
