{
  "id": 16434657,
  "title": "Obama unloads on Trump while stumping for Democrats ahead of midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-unloads-on-trump-while-stumping-for-democrats-ahead-of-midterms",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T04:44:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445852/obama-unloads-on-trump-while-stumping-for-democrats-ahead-of-midterms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the final stretch of the midterm elections, former President Barack Obama turned up the heat on current President Donald Trump. During a campaign stop in Cleveland and Detroit, Obama accused Trump of corruption and derided his approach to Iran. At a rally supporting Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed for the US Senate in Michigan, Obama framed the vote as a \"circuit breaker\" to rein in some of Trump's \"foolishness.\" \"We got to flip that circuit breaker, bring some accountability to this government,\" Obama declared. The former president criticized Trump for his alleged grifting and selling of favors, stating, \"Never seen a president so intent on selling favors like this...\" He also mocked the administration's claims of success in the Iran conflict, pointing out that Iran now holds veto power over the Strait of Hormuz, which affects global oil exports. Obama further ridiculed the Trump administration's focus on seemingly trivial matters, such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's obsession with jawline and testosterone levels, and mocked the White House's renovations as tacky, likening it to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has been telling voters to view the midterm elections as if he were on the ballot, and on Saturday one of his Democratic predecessors did just that. Ten days out from the elections that will determine control of the closely divided Congress, Barack Obama took to the campaign trail to accuse the Republican president of corruption, deride his strategy for Iran and skewer…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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        "published": "2026-10-23T18:50:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/us-midterms-audis-4-bn-bet-gives-trump-an-ammo",
        "published": "2026-10-25T03:09:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}