BBC News: Reports the following "Obama attacks Trump as he campaigns for Democrats ahead of midterm elections "
Let's Get Real:
The dream match up would have been Obama vs Trump, one bringing HOPE the other would be FEAR, to be fair it can be stated that both Barack Obama and Donald Trump hate each other, it was joke at the expense of Trump at the Presidential Press Dinner that allowed Trump to run 2016, there had been reports in earlier cycles that he was running, but he bided him time, it was reported that Trump thought he would lose in 2016 to Hillary Clinton but wanted to start his own TV Channel. But the Trump was lucky in 2016 and he beat Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College. That luck did not last in 2020 when he was beaten by Joe Biden, but Trump enjoyed BEING President, and he ran in 2024 and at first against Biden who was forced out due to a very bad debate performance, then VP Harris who become the Democratic Nominee. Trump won the electoral college and beat Harris by taking the swing states. If we go back 2009 when OBAMA won his First terms against the War hero John McCain, he was about hope, he was lucky the US Special Forces killed OBL of 9/11 infamy and saved the American Car industry. The election of the first African - American President was seen as confirming that the US had come long war from the 1960s. Then reality bit, enough to make it a real contest between Obama vs ROMNEY, although Obama won in the end he stated that Romney was fighting the Cold War, this was hostage of for the future, when Putin took over the Crimea with a soldiers in green uniform, OBAMA did not rate the Russian Federation, it was seen as a petrol station with Oil, thus when Putin invaded the East Ukraine it was down to President Biden to act, it was reported that Biden had thought Obama was weak for not acting in a tough with Putin, Trump stated that would solve the Ukraine - Russia on his 1st day as President, we are still waiting for that outcome, it is reported today that the parties Ukraine, Russian and the US will meet in November for new fresh talks. In 2016 it was reported that Obama thought his VP, Joe Biden should not run because he was still affected by the death his son. Thus HRC got the nomination of the Democratic Party and was the first woman to head the ticket, the problem was after 8 years Obama voters wanted a complete change thus Trump. Only VP to move to the Oval Office after being VP was Bush 41 under the great Ronald Reagan, if take in to account the assassination of JFK who's Vice - President was LBJ. Then the Resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 and the succession of VP Ford. At the end of Presidency Obama had 58% job approval, Reagan and Clinton had higher Job approval ratings. Thus if Obama had been more popular Clinton could have won and Biden could have challenged Trump. Thus US election cycles made it impossible for great politicians Trump and Obama to face each other, one dares to think what kind of fight it would be, hope or fear winning,
