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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms of his successor, Donald Trump, at rallies on Saturday (October 24, 2026) in Ohio and Michigan to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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Obama → deliver → elections
Democrats are attempting to wrest back control of one or both chambers of the U.S. Congress, which are currently controlled by Mr. Trump’s Republican party.
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which → attempt → party
The former President retains considerable popularity among the Democratic base, which he is keen to leverage to support his Democratic Party’s candidates.
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he → retain → candidates
In both states, the 65-year-old former President blamed the Trump administration for the rising cost of living, a top voter concern amid soaring fuel prices.
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President → blame → prices
“The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions,” Mr. Obama said in Ohio, where he rallied in support of former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown.
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he → choose → Brown
“Most importantly, he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for.”
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nobody → decide → that
“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,’” Mr. Obama declared in Cleveland.
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Obama → see → Cleveland
“We are voting for change right here in Ohio.”
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We → vote → Ohio
Later, in Michigan, Mr. 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.
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who → campaign → Senate
“Imagine the power duo of Abdul and Elissa,” Mr. Obama said, referring to the incumbent Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, who is not up for election this year.
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who → imagine → election
“You got a Muslim man, you got a Jewish woman fighting for you in the United States Senate.
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you → get → Senate
That’s something, Michigan, you can be proud of.”
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you → ’ → ?
Mr. Obama also urged voters to cast their ballots as soon as possible since early voting is already open in both states.
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voting → urge → states
“Don’t procrastinate, don’t equivocate,” Mr. Obama said.
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Obama → procrastinate → ?
In Ohio, Mr. Brown will attempt a comeback against incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted, while the race for governor will be contested between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate in 2024.
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race → attempt → 2024
Polls for Ohio give Democrats a slight lead in both those races, but the results are expected to be close.
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results → give → races
Mr. Obama also took digs at Mr. Trump’s renovation projects across the U.S. capital, including his botched renovation of the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool, his construction of a massive White House Ballroom and the gilded decorations he has adorned the Oval Office with during his second tenure.
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he → take → tenure
“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” Mr. Obama said, referring to the popular but indulgent American restaurant chain.
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Obama → get → chain
Nationally, polls also suggest that Democrats could regain control of the House of Representatives but face a much more competitive contest for the Senate.
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Democrats → suggest → Senate