Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’

Par : Joseph Gedeon in Detroit · Michigan

24 octobre 2026 à 20:14

Former president speaks to crowd of thousands in support of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate and Democratic ticket

Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change, real change, that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket”, as he threw his weight behind the Democratic Senate candidate and the rest of the ticket on the first day of early voting in Michigan.

Obama said in front of thousands of onlookers at Cass technical high school in Detroit that El-Sayed would “finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable healthcare to every single American”.

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‘Change is in the air’: Obama praises El-Sayed and attacks Trump at Michigan rally – as it happened

Par : Cecilia Nowell

24 octobre 2026 à 19:53

This live blog is now closed. For more on the rally, read our full report:

Donald Trump voted in West Palm Beach, Florida today, telling reporters at the polls that he voted straight Republican on his ballot. Trump has historically mailed-in his ballot rather than voting in-person.

Speaking from the polling site, Trump defended an ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, his administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if Repubican senator Dan Sullivan loses his race and the war in Iran.