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PRESIDENT OBAMA GOTV RALLIES

President Obama is in Ohio and Michigan to rally Democrats ahead of the 2026 Midterm Elections!

Find the best moments, clips, and graphics below.

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Obama on Abdul El-Sayed: "You see those big guns? That's why he wears those t-shirts. I never campaigned in a t-shirt. I ain't got those big guns."

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Obama: They will use lies, and maybe your name or your faith to somehow suggest you are dangerous and less American than they are. We have seen this movie before. I starred in it! I've got a long-form birth certificate to prove it. This stuff didn't work on me in Michigan, it's not going to work on Abdul.

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Obama: Folks say, 'Well, Abdul didn't like some of the things you did as president.' Let me tell you something. We are not gonna agree on every detail of every issue. You know who else didn't agree with everything I did? Michelle Obama. I'd say about 5 times a day she's like, 'You knucklehead! Why you do that?'

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Obama: You hear people say this is somehow radical. What is radical about wanting everybody to have healthcare? Wanting everybody to have a place to live that they can afford—how is that radical?

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Obama: We've got a U.S. ambassador shaking down a donor to pay off her $100,000 credit card bills. A Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon, so he paid one of Trump's personal lawyers $50 million. This is a culture that's set at the top. We have never seen a president excel in straight-up grifting like this.

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Obama: Hegseth is laser-focused on important matters, like the jawline and testosterone of our troops. And livestreaming executions, because that's how he thinks you cultivate that manly warrior spirit.

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Obama reminds the crowd booing Pete Hegseth to vote, not boo, then issues a searing read: "Hegseth is laser-focused on the jawlines of our troops and live-streaming executions. how much time do you think this man spends in the mirror every day?"

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Audience member: I LOVE YOU Obama: I love you back, thank you ma'am. But we've got some business to attend to now. I'm gonna come give you a kiss after we're done and Michelle won't mind. You just go ahead and have a seat. I appreciate you.

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