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Former US President Barack Obama sharply criticized incumbent President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Cleveland on Saturday, urging voters to reject the current administration ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Speaking alongside Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, Obama described two years under Trump’s leadership as a period of unprecedented chaos, cruelty, corruption, and incompetence. He told the crowd that the upcoming vote represents their final and best chance to curb the administration’s actions. Obama directly blamed the current president for rising living costs and fuel prices. He accused Trump of making poor decisions and launching an unnecessary war that neither the public nor Congress had requested. The former president labeled members of the current cabinet as unserious. Despite the criticism, Obama remains highly popular among Democratic voters, a status he is leveraging to bolster his party’s candidates. President Trump responded to the remarks via his social media platform Truth Social, describing Obama as an extremely incompetent president. Trump referenced the 2015 nuclear agreement between Washington and Tehran, which was signed during Obama’s term. That deal exchanged sanctions relief for a drastic reduction in Iranian nuclear activities. Trump claimed Obama gave Iran billions of dollars and paved the way for nuclear weapons. During his first term, Trump withdrew from the agreement and imposed new sanctions, including measures targeting countries purchasing Iranian oil. The political clash occurs against a backdrop of intense partisan division leading into the midterms. While Obama framed the election as a necessary check on executive power, Trump focused on national security and economic management issues associated with his predecessor’s foreign policy legacy. Both leaders used the moment to mobilize their respective bases, highlighting deep ideological divides within the American electorate. The rally in Ohio served as a key stop in the Democrats’ effort to maintain momentum before the decisive voting day.