Midterms: Obama campaigns for Democrats, slams Trump

Former US President Barack Obama campaigns for Democrats ahead of the US midterms, criticising Donald Trump over the war with Iran and high consumer prices.

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Former US President Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail in Ohio to rally support for Democrats ahead of the US midterms, according to BBC News — World. Obama attacked the Trump administration over the Iran war and high consumer prices, stating that the election is the 'last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration.'

Obama targeted Trump and his cabinet members while speaking in Ohio and Michigan, mocking the president's attempt to redecorate the White House. He also sympathised with voters who rejected Democrats in 2024 over economic and inflation concerns following the Covid pandemic, but said Trump had only himself to blame for the current state of the economy.

US President Donald 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.' Trump cast his ballot on Saturday in Florida alongside his wife First Lady Melania Trump, and acknowledged that oil prices were 'temporarily high' but said 'our country is getting stronger and stronger all the time, and those pump prices are going to come down.'

The midterm elections on 3 November will decide which party controls Congress for the rest of Trump's term, and therefore how easy it is for the president to carry out his plans. Early voting has already begun, and the outcome of the election is expected to have significant implications for the US and the world.