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Obama campaigns for Democrats in the Midwest, calling Trump an agent of 'chaos and cruelty'

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First reported on Saturday 24 October 2026 at 16:44 EDT by NBC News·Latest article on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 10:35 EDT

Summary

Former President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of 'chaos and cruelty' and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally, NBC News reported on Saturday 24 October, and The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Obama, working to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio, has stepped into one of America's ugliest midterm fights. On Sunday 25 October the Inquirer and PBS NewsHour headlined that Obama, in the Midwest, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and the president's allies in the midterm campaign, the Inquirer saying Obama works to rally Democratic voters in two Midwestern battlegrounds. PBS NewsHour called Obama the Democratic Party's best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House, on the road in the final days of the midterm elections, which will help determine the balance of power in American politics on Nov. 3.

Latest: Obama assailed 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and the president's allies in the midterm campaign, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, the Inquirer saying Obama was working to rally Democratic voters in two Midwestern battlegrounds and PBS NewsHour calling Obama the Democratic Party's best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House.

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How it unfolded

  1. Sunday 25 October

    Obama assailed 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and the president's allies in the midterm campaign, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, the Inquirer saying Obama was working to rally Democratic voters in two Midwestern battlegrounds and PBS NewsHour calling Obama the Democratic Party's best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House.

  2. Saturday 24 October

    Former President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of 'chaos and cruelty' and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally, NBC News reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer writing that Obama, working to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio, has stepped into one of America's ugliest midterm fights.