Obama, Trump and Virginia
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Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in separate rallies on Saturday, called for Democrats to turn out to vote in Virginia's and New Jersey's races for governor and for the proposition that would redraw California's congressional map.
Obama is also contemplating scenarios including Trump attempting to seek a third term, escalating tensions involving ICE agents and National Guard troops in cities, and the possibility of the Supreme Court weakening or striking down the Voting Rights Act, according to CNN.
Barack Obama and his aides are reworking his longstanding strategy of minimizing his public presence to allow the next generation of Democrats to emerge. President Donald Trump’s moves to block Democrats from power since his return to the White House and his calls to indict or shut down liberal institutions might,
Obama blasted what he called Trump’s “shambolic” tariff policy and deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities. He criticized Republicans in Congress for failing to check Trump “even when they know he’s out of line.”
Election Day is just 2 days away and the Governor races in New Jersey and Virginia mark the first major electoral tests of President Trump’s agenda. President and CEO of Voto Latino Maria Teresa Kumar and former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh join The Weekend to discuss the busy week ahead.
Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate seeking to flip Virginia, portraying the Nov. 4 election as a chance to send a message against President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's policies while campaigning for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's gubernatorial race.
Campaigning for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia on Saturday, former President Obama ripped the Trump administration and Republicans for "all the nonsense we see on the news every day." PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Meanwhile,
President Donald Trump demolished the White House’s East Wing and intends to build a new structure. None of the work has approval from Congress or the agency that approves construction and renovations of federal buildings.
During a 2011 roast, then-President Barack Obama predicted what the White House might look like if Donald Trump ever moved in. With Trump's recent demolition of the East Wing to make room for a massive ballroom,
Prominent figures have flocked to New Jersey to promote Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, and Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, in a race with potential implications for the midterm elections.