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
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Barack Obama taunted the Trump administration, saying it ignored his corruption accusations while mobilizing what he called a “whole-of-government response” to a joke.
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Reuters
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed the Trump administration for mounting a government-wide response to his joke comparing White House renovations to Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory restaurant.
AAl Jazeera
Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration for focusing on his Cheesecake Factory joke instead of addressing rising prices for American families. At a Georgia rally supporting Jon Ossoff’s Senate campaign, Obama said the administration had not addressed his concerns about inflation, corruption and the cost of living.
GGuardian News
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…”
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CNN
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 24
On Michigan’s first day of early voting, Barack Obama headlined a Detroit rally for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee. Obama told thousands of supporters that the 3 November election was an “inflection point” for American politics.
GGuardian News
Former U.S. President Barack Obama rallied Democratic voters in battleground Michigan on Saturday night, urging them to help elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate.
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The Associated Press
Barack Obama criticised what he called the “cruelty and corruption” of Donald Trump’s second term at a midterm campaign rally in Ohio. He condemned the US-Israel war on Iran as unnecessary and defended Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton against an attack ad by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
AAl Jazeera
Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration’s tariff regime on Saturday, saying a trade war with Canada was absurd.
CCBC News
At a midterm election rally, former President Barack Obama described Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man who breaks promises.
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NBC News
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Jim Messina told the BBC that after Democrats’ midterm victories, he had spoken with “over two dozen campaigns,” with some already hiring staff.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-06 16:51
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 NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-31 02:30
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin discuss reports that the Obama administration investigated allegations related to the first marriage of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in 2016.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 19:45
Podcast host Ben Ferguson analyzes criticism of former President Barack Obama over his comments on the raid at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home, as the probe intensifies.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 18:15
The probe into allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother reportedly started during the Obama administration. A source told Fox News Digital that a Minnesota U.S. attorney appointed by then-President Joe Biden later ended the investigation in 2021.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 03:15
Retired FBI supervisory agent James Gagliano discusses the statutes of limitations for various investigations involving Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on “The Story.”
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 02:30
Vice President JD Vance said former President Barack Obama’s jab at Cheesecake Factory shows Democrats are divorced from reality, during a Jesse Watters Primetime town hall.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-29 21:15
With the midterm elections approaching, President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are holding their final rounds of campaign events.
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VOA ChineseOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-29 20:48
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 NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-29 17:18
Democrats are relying on Barack Obama to rally voters ahead of the US midterm elections, a crucial test that could shape the rest of Donald Trump’s presidency. Obama has appeared at three campaign rallies this week, most recently in Atlanta, Georgia.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-29 14:57
