"It's not as if we didn't see some of this coming, said Barack Obama, a note of bleak humour in his voice. I will admit it's worse than even I expected, but I did warn y'all! The crowd at a sports arena in Norfolk, Virginia, half-laughed and half-groaned. I did, Obama added. You can run the tape. He did. The former US president spent 2024 sounding the alarm about the horror show that awaited if Donald Trump ever got back to the Oval Office."
"Former presidents used to slink away to running foundations or writing memoirs and avoid criticising their successors but that is one more norm that has bitten the dust. Obama has had 25 public engagements or remarks in the past six months, according to a list released by his office. He has tackled everything from USAID to redistricting to Tylenol. He is filling the vacuum left by Trump's most immediate predecessor, Joe Biden, who turns 83 this month."
Barack Obama has returned to active politics with frequent public engagements and vocal critiques of Donald Trump, using appearances to rally Democratic candidates and voters. He staged theatrical entrances at large venues, blending bleak humour with sharp rhetorical timing, and presented a relaxed, charismatic image distinct from Trump’s bombast. Obama has delivered roughly 25 public remarks in six months, tackling topics from USAID to redistricting and even Tylenol. His visibility addresses a leadership vacuum as Joe Biden ages, and his campaign stops for New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial candidates function as an alternative national address and a bid to energize the Democratic base.
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