Former President Barack Obama rallied for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday as the bitterly fought contest could come down to the city’s substantial Black vote.“We’re clear about the choice in this election,” Obama said.“Abdul is fighting for change, real change, change that will bring an end to this war.
Change that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket.Change that will finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable healthcare to every single American.”“You hear people say this is somehow radical,” Obama continued.
“What is radical about that?”The former president, who rallied earlier Saturday in Cleveland, was joined by El-Sayed, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and downballot Democrats less than two weeks before Election Day.Like his speech earlier in the day, Obama lambasted President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for “broken promises” made during their 2024 campaigns and criticized Trump’s handling of the Iran War and tariffs, both of which he said have had an outsize effect on Michigan.Speaking ahead of the former president, El-Sayed excoriated his Republican opponent, former Rep.Mike Rogers, R-Mich.Spencer Platt / Getty“Does anybody really think this guy is spending that much time thinking deeply on these issues? I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but he is very focused on home renovation.
He should be on HGTV,” Obama said of Trump’s extensive changes to the White House.“You remember — roll back the tape, ‘We’re gonna drain the swamp,’” Obama added.“The only thing they drained is the reflecting pool on the National Mall because some no-bid contract got it all messed up.”For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal the troubled past of Amy Acton’s estranged mother and stepfatherFOR SUBSCRIBERSJames Talarico rallies young voters in Austin who are critical to his Senate hopesFOR SUBSCRI...