Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ in scathing speech
Former US president Barack Obama described his successor, Donald Trump, as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” in a fiery Democrat campaign speech ahead of the US midterms.
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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