{
  "id": 16450674,
  "title": "Trump calls Obama ‘grossly incompetent’ after ex-president unloads on him at rallies ahead of US midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trump-calls-obama-grossly-incompetent-after-ex-president-unloads-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T08:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039697/trump-calls-obama-grossly-incompetent-after-ex-president-unloads-on-him-at-rallies-ahead-of-us-midterms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\"",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump hit back at his Democrat predecessor, Barack Obama, on Sunday, calling him “incompetent” after the former president delivered scathing criticisms of the current leader at rallies in Ohio and Michigan ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “Obama was a grossly incompetent President! He paid off Iran with $Billions, and gave them a road to a Nuclear Weapon. He said…",
  "key_points": [
    "Obama called Trump \"grossly incompetent\" at rallies in Ohio and Michigan",
    "Trump allegedly paid billions to Iran, aiding its nuclear program development",
    "Obama criticized Trump's administration as \"grifting\" and \"selling favors\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "Obama's direct attacks on Trump's foreign policy and political endorsements signal an intensifying personal rivalry that heightens the stakes for voters heading into the upcoming midterm elections.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "'Campaigning for jihadist:' Trump slams Obama over El-Sayed endorsement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/campaigning-for-jihadist-trump-slams-obama-over-el-sayed-endorsement",
        "published": "2026-10-25T06:10:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ in scathing speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-slams-trumps-cruelty-and-corruption-in-scathing-speech",
        "published": "2026-10-25T07:30:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ in scathing speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-slams-trumps-cruelty-and-corruption-in-scathing-speech-16449836",
        "published": "2026-10-25T07:30:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Obama’s Ohio, Michigan speeches: Key takeaways on Trump, Iran war, midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obamas-ohio-michigan-speeches-key-takeaways-on-trump-iran-war-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-25T08:44:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "‘Brilliant James’ helped return Trump to the White House. Can he conquer the midterms?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brilliant-james-helped-return-trump-to-the-white-house-can-he-conquer",
        "published": "2026-10-25T11:00:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}