The former US president says Trump “chose to make a series of bad decisions”, highlighting the US-Israel war against Iran. Published October 25, 2026 October 25, 2026 Former US President Barack Obama criticized “cruelty and corruption” during President Donald Trump’s second term. Obama sharply criticized Trump’s foreign policies Saturday during a midterm campaign rally in Ohio to support the state’s Democratic candidates. 3 itemsend of the list“The current president decided to make a series of bad decisions,” said the 65-year-old Democrat. “The most important thing is that he decided to start an unnecessary war that no one asked for,” he added, referring to the war between the United States and Israel against Iran. Obama urged Ohioans to vote against the Republican administration, saying, “After two years of chaos, cruelty, corruption and incompetence the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, we have the opportunity to say, ‘Enough is enough.'” by Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy against Democrat Amy Acton. “In recent days, we have seen that there is no line he will not cross, there is no bottom he will not sink to,” Obama said of Ramaswamy. “I don’t know what has happened when the standards of conduct are so low that someone could post an ad like that.” In the ad, Donna Arthur, Acton’s mother, questions her daughter’s account of a childhood that included homelessness and sexual abuse by her stepfather, and urges Ohioans not to vote for her. Acton says he has not seen his mother since 1978. Acton’s brother has supported his account of being sexually abused by her. stepfather when she was a child. The stepfather, who died in 2004, was accused of rape. Obama endorsed Acton, saying she has “spoken movingly about her painful childhood and everything she has experienced: abuse, neglect and homelessness.” The former president shared the stage of the demonstration with Acton and former Democratic senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown, who will try to come back against the current Republican senator Jon Husted. Polls give Democrats a slight lead in both Ohio elections, but the results are expected to be close.
