Obama Again Slams the Trump Administration, "Lawless!"

Former U.S. President Obama has once again criticized the Trump administration. On November 1 local time, he held two campaign rallies to support Democratic gubernatorial candidates and urged voters to resist the "lawless and reckless actions" of the Trump administration in the upcoming election.

According to Reuters, this former president, who still enjoys high support among Democrats, made sharp accusations against the Trump administration at rallies for Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey's Democratic candidate Mike Curb.

"Honestly, our country and policies are now in a pretty dark place," Obama said to a group of enthusiastic supporters of Spanberger at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

"Where do I even start?" he said. "Because the White House brings us a new round of lawlessness, recklessness, narrow-mindedness, and sheer absurdity every day."

Obama strongly criticized the Trump administration's "chaotic" tariff policies and its practice of deploying the National Guard to American cities. He criticized Republican lawmakers for failing to check Trump's actions despite knowing they were over the line.

He also expressed his surprise at how quickly business leaders, law firms, and universities had chosen to "capitulate" to Trump.

Later that day, Obama continued his criticism of the Trump administration at an event supporting Curb in Newark, New Jersey, reiterating many of the same points.

"It's like every day is Halloween, but there's only tricks and no candy," Obama said.

The former president occasionally used sarcasm when mentioning some of Trump's decisions, such as renovating parts of the White House during a government shutdown.

He said, "Fairly speaking, he did focus on some key issues, like paving the Rose Garden so people wouldn't get mud on their shoes, and building a $300 million banquet hall."

Polling shows that 46-year-old Spanberger is leading 61-year-old Republican candidate, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, by a large margin. Spanberger was a CIA official and served as a member of Congress for six years.

Most polls show that Curb leads 63-year-old Republican Jack Ciattarelli by a single-digit margin. Ciattarelli was a state legislator and is running for governor for the third time in a row.

In recent years, some statewide elections in New Jersey have been closer than expected, which has given the state's Republicans hope. Although the number of registered Democratic voters in New Jersey is twice that of Republicans, Ciattarelli lost the 2021 governor's race by just 3 percentage points, and Trump lost the state by only 6 percentage points in last year's presidential election.

U.S. presidents usually try to avoid criticizing their successors after leaving office. However, in recent months, Obama has frequently criticized Trump's actions against American colleges and judges, and he has also criticized Democratic leaders for not pushing back harder against the White House's policies.

For example, on September 16, one week after conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot, Obama spoke about the incident at an event in Pennsylvania.

He warned that the United States is facing an "unprecedented political crisis" and criticized Trump and his allies' incendiary rhetoric.

Obama said that Trump's administration's incendiary rhetoric is taking the United States to a "tipping point," and he urged the White House not to endorse "extreme views."

"I think one of the president's responsibilities at such a time, when tensions are rising, is to bring people together," Obama said.

The White House was not to be outdone, with a spokesperson stating in a statement to the media: "Obama seizes every opportunity to create division and pit Americans against each other."

"His divisive rhetoric has inspired generations of Democrats to label opponents as 'deplorables,' fascists, or Nazis," the White House spokesperson said.

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