Obama campaigns for Democrats ten days before US midterms, accusing Trump of corruption

Summary

Ten days before the US midterm elections, which will determine control of the closely divided Congress, Barack Obama took to the campaign trail for Democrats. He accused Republican President Donald Trump of corruption, criticised his strategy on Iran, and mocked the gilded aesthetic Trump has applied to White House renovations. France 24 reports the speech and its attacks on Trump's 'chaos and cruelty'.

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1. France 24

   26 Oct 2026, 14:28 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that, ten days before the US midterms, Barack Obama campaigned for Democrats, accusing Trump of corruption, deriding his Iran strategy and mocking the gilded style of the White House renovations.