Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ at Ohio rally for Democrats

Former US president says Trump ‘chose to make a series of bad decisions’, highlighting the US-Israel war on Iran.Published On 25 Oct 202625 Oct 2026Barack Obama has criticised the “cruelty and corruption” during US President Donald Trump’s second term, as the former president campaigned for Democratic candidates in two Midwestern states.Obama delivered scathing criticisms of Trump on Saturday during a midterm election campaign rally in Ohio, slamming his successor’s foreign policies.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm votelist 2 of 3Has Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad against Amy Acton backfired?list 3 of 3How have Democrats’ policies shifted since the last major US election?end of list“The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions,” the 65-year-old Democrat said. “Most importantly, he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for,” he added, referring to the US-Israel war on Iran.Obama urged Ohioans to vote against the Republican administration, saying: “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you...