# Obama slams Trump in final midterm push

https://mins.news/en/item/120718

- France 24, 2026-10-29 12:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-usa-barack-obama-slams-donald-trump-in-final-midterm-push

> Five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for mobilizing a government-wide response to a joke Obama had made, rather than addressing inflation. Polls indicate Democrats could win a House majority.

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