Former President Barack Obama, appearing in Ohio on Saturday at his first campaign rally of this fall’s midterm elections, called President Donald Trump an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises.Obama’s visit was aimed at boosting two Democrats: Amy Acton, the party’s nominee for governor; and former Sen.Sherrod Brown, who has mounted a comeback bid for his old job.Obama was particularly scornful of Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad aimed at Acton, saying there is “no line” Ramaswamy won’t cross.Later in the night, Obama rallied for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit.
The city, where 75% of the population is Black, is crucial to statewide victories.Notable quoteHe’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.former president barak obama during a rally in ohioObama made pointed criticisms of his Republican successor, lambasting Trump for his focus on White House ballroom construction.Iranian plots to kill U.S.officials have reached ‘advanced stages,’ intel memo warnsSecretary of State Marco Rubio in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Oct.
19.Kylie Cooper / Pool/AFP via GettyIran has stepped up efforts to target U.S.personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere, according to a memo Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday.The memo warned that “the lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S.
citizens have reached advanced stages.”A U.S.official confirmed the memo’s authenticity to NBC News after it was first reported by Axios.The intelligence comes days after sources told NBC News that the U.S.
military has been quietly scaling back its troop presence at bases across the Middle East.The State Department has also ordered further staff reductions at multiple diplomatic posts in the region, including in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan, according to a State Department official.Clayton told Rubi...