‘Brilliant James’ helped return Trump to the White House. Can he conquer the midterms?
James Blair’s data-driven approach delivered victory in 2024 but president’s unpopularity and idiosyncratic style do not bode well this time They are both young, bald and fathers of four. They are also the brains behind Donald Trump. But while Stephen Miller is infamous as the US president’s ideological enforcer, James Blair could, in the words of Time magazine , “be the most important person in…
Former US President Barack Obama lambasted his successor, Donald Trump, as "grossly incompetent" during rallies in Ohio and Michigan ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Obama alleged that Trump paid billions of dollars to Iran, which helped the country develop a nuclear weapon. He also criticized Trump for campaigning for failed Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
Obama accused Trump of supporting a candidate for the US Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, whom Republicans are trying to link to the Muslim Brotherhood and falsely branding as a "jihadist." The former president also mocked Trump's administration, describing it as "grifting" and "selling favors." Obama claimed that Iran now has more economic leverage due to the war, giving them veto power over the Strait of Hormuz.
He also ridiculed the administration's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House's renovation, calling it "tacky."
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