Democrats
President of the United States (2009–2017)
| Born | 1961-08-04 · Honolulu |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Awards | Full list |
Portrait: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Obama called the probes into Ilhan Omar appalling. Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn weighed fresh information about allegations of immigration fraud involving the representative; reports date the FBI inquiry to Obama's presidency.
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Fox News
Barack Obama spoke at a Democratic rally in Atlanta on Wednesday, condemning Donald Trump and his administration. He mocked Trump’s “whole-of-government response” to a joke Obama had made earlier in the week and said the US would not get relief from oil prices anytime soon.
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Global News
With less than a week before congressional elections, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama took prominent campaign-trail roles on Wednesday, though neither is running. Voters will decide 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats next Tuesday. Analysts generally see Democrats as favored to take the House, while the Senate race is close.
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With less than a week before congressional elections, Donald Trump and Barack Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail Wednesday and traded barbs. Neither is on the ballot. Voters will choose 35 of 100 senators and all 435 House members next Tuesday; nonpartisan analysts generally see Democrats as better positioned to win the House.
FFrance 24 English
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama exchange barbs during campaign appearances as they make a final push with the midterm elections only days away.
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ABC News
At a Georgia rally, Barack Obama said Donald Trump was more offended by his comparison of White House renovations to the Cheesecake Factory than by being likened to Saddam Hussein or by rising US costs. CNN hosts and commentators discussed Obama’s motive for using humor against Trump and its effectiveness on the campaign trail.
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CNN
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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Former President Barack Obama took issue with President Donald Trump’s response to his joke that the White House looked like Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory.
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Obama took issue with Trump’s response to his joke that the White House looked like Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory.
AABC News
With less than a week before congressional elections, Donald Trump and Barack Obama continued trading insults at campaign events. Obama called Trump and Republicans “not serious people,” while Trump defended his White House renovations. A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request to have California separate ballots allegedly cast by non-citizens.
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Fox News reports that supporters waited in Corpus Christi, Texas, for Donald Trump’s campaign rally to support Ken Paxton’s Senate bid. Fox News contributor Karoline Leavitt also discussed Trump’s midterm campaign blitz as voters headed to the polls ahead of Election Day.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-28 08:30
Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are campaigning for Republican and Democratic candidates, with both parties hoping their star power will lift turnout in the midterm election. BBC correspondent Sarah Smith attended rallies featuring both men in Michigan and asked attendees who they thought could still get voters to the polls.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 13:59
Trump shrugged off concerns about holding Mississippi’s Senate seat during a Monday visit, even as his presence highlighted Republican worries over once-safe seats. He also answered Obama’s comparison of Trump’s focus on renovations to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory, saying the former president “doesn’t understand.”
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 12:28
Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are campaigning for opposing candidates in Michigan’s Senate race and trading barbs. The contest is about more than control of Congress.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 04:15
Early voting has reached record levels in key states. Trump is campaigning in traditionally Republican states as voters worry about rising prices, while Obama is also appealing to voters on the campaign trail.
AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 03:41
On his Fox program, Watters portrays the Obama coalition as fractured and discusses Trump's packed schedule of electioneering before the 2026 midterms, as Obama seeks to rally support for Democrats.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 00:48
Trump and Obama are seeking voters’ support on the campaign trail. Trump is campaigning in traditionally Republican-leaning states as voters worry about rising prices.
AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-26 23:55
The segment focuses on campaign appearances by President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama as the 2026 midterms approach their closing phase.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-26 21:43
With just over a week until the midterm elections, Donald Trump and Barack Obama held weekend rallies for their parties’ candidates. In Michigan, Obama renewed his criticism of what he called years of “chaos, and cruelty, and corruption” under Trump. Trump acknowledged headwinds for Republicans in Georgia, saying a GOP Senate victory there would be “somewh…”
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-26 14:30
With ten days until elections that will decide control of a closely divided Congress, Barack Obama campaigned for Democrats, accusing the Republican president of corruption, mocking his Iran strategy and criticising the gilded look he has brought to White House renovations.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-26 14:28
