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Former United States President Barack Obama delivered forceful critiques of incumbent leader Donald Trump during campaign rallies held Saturday across Ohio and Michigan, aimed at bolstering Democratic candidates in advance of the November 3 midterm elections.The Democratic Party is working to regain control of one or both chambers of the United States Congress, which are presently held by Trump's Republican Party. Obama maintains substantial influence within the Democratic base, which he is actively mobilizing to advance his party's electoral prospects. Across both states, the 65-year-old ex-president attributed rising living expenses to policies of the Trump administration, addressing a primary concern among voters.“The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions,” Obama said in Cleveland, Ohio, where he rallied in support of former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown.“Most importantly, he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for.” The war on Iran has sent oil prices soaring as Tehran effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz after being attacked. “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you get a chance to say, ‘Enough is enough,'” Obama declared. “We are voting for change right here in Ohio.”Later, in Michigan, Obama campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed, from the party’s left wing, who is in a close race with Republican Mike Rogers for the US Senate.“Imagine the power duo of Abdul and Elissa,” Obama said, referring to the incumbent Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, who is not up for election this year. “You got a Muslim man, you got a Jewish woman fighting for you in the United States Senate. That’s something, Michigan, you can be proud of.”Nevertheless, President Trump criticized Obama's campaign efforts in Michigan through a Truth Social post on Sunday, encouraging voters to support Rogers.“Obama was a grossly incompetent President! He paid off Iran with $Billions, and gave them a road to a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said, referring to a 2015 deal negotiated under Obama that offered Iran sanctions relief in return for drastically scaling back its nuclear work.During his initial presidential term, Trump terminated participation in that agreement and implemented comprehensive sanctions, encompassing nations that procured Iranian petroleum.