Trump and Obama make closing-week midterm appeals

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 03:11 · Updated 11:45

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Donald Trump and Barack Obama took prominent roles in campaigning ahead of the US congressional midterms. The supplied coverage also reports Trump’s renewed call to prosecute Mary Peltola, a dispute over an Ohio campaign ad, and other late-campaign developments.

Trump and former president Barack Obama took prominent campaign roles in the closing week before congressional elections.
France 24 reports that Obama held three campaign rallies that week and appeared in Georgia to support Senator Jon Ossoff.
Trump again called for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted and removed from Alaska’s Senate ballot over alleged coordination involving a candidate named Dan Sullivan; the supplied report describes the allegation as unsubstantiated.

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Key facts

Election: US congressional midterms, described in the reports as less than a week away.
Obama campaign activity: France 24 says Obama addressed three campaign rallies that week.
Alaska race: Trump called for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted and removed from the ballot over an alleged candidate-name scheme. [b75ae397-10c9-4c9c-96f-9750-985ac5f6739b]
Ohio ad: Ramaswamy said his campaign had stopped airing an ad featuring Amy Acton’s mother. [b75ae397-10c9-4c9c-96f-9750-985ac5f6739b]