{
  "id": 17059510,
  "title": "USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/usa-barack-obama-slams-donald-trump-in-final-midterm-push",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:28:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-usa-barack-obama-slams-donald-trump-in-final-midterm-push"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, October 29, former president Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration's reaction to a joke he had made. Obama stated that the administration mobilized a \"whole-of-government response\" to the joke rather than addressing inflation. ABC News (US) reported that the joke concerned the White House appearing as if Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory.\n\nIn a separate matter, The Guardian US reported that Donald Trump has demanded the removal of Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and a rival sharing the name of Alaska’s Republican incumbent from next week's election ballot. Trump accused Democrats of an illegal scheme to confuse voters following an investigation regarding the recruitment of \"spoiler\" candidates intended to draw votes away from Senator Dan Sullivan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump and Obama trade barbs on campaign trail in final days before midterm election – US politics live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trump-and-obama-trade-barbs-on-campaign-trail-in-final-days-before",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:43:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "WATCH: Obama slams Trump for getting mad at his Cheesecake Factory comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/watch-obama-slams-trump-for-getting-mad-at-his-cheesecake-factory",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:54:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Eye Opener: Trump, Obama trade rally jabs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/eye-opener-trump-obama-trade-rally-jabs",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:07:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump needs agreement that surpasses Obama's nuclear deal for deal to postpone strikes - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trump-needs-agreement-that-surpasses-obamas-nuclear-deal-for-deal-to",
        "published": "2026-10-29T14:14:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}