Obama scathes Trump administration in quippy Ohio campaign rally speech

Barack Obama campaigned Saturday for Democratic midterm candidates in Ohio and Michigan. In Cleveland, Obama rallied supporters for former Senator Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. During the event, he delivered a harsh assessment of the Trump administration and addressed a controversial attack ad released by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy concerning Acton's estranged mother. The Hill reports that the ad has drawn bipartisan backlash, according to CBS News.

Obama also traveled to Detroit to support progressive Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, is running against Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed’s campaign focused on Medicare for All, a refusal of corporate PAC money, and opposition to U.S. military aid to Israel. The Guardian US notes that El-Sayed has described Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, and AdImpact reports that AIPAC and its allies spent a record $30 million to oppose him.

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