Obama blasts Trump's 'cruelty and corruption' at Ohio rally for Democrats

Former US president Barack Obama sharply condemned the record of current President Donald Trump at a rally for the Democratic Party in the state of Ohio, according to Al Jazeera. In his speech, Obama accused Trump of "cruelty and corruption".

Obama said Trump "chose to make a series of bad decisions". As an example of such decisions, the former president highlighted the US-Israel war on Iran.

The rally took place in Ohio and was held to support Democrats. The source material available does not say which candidates or which elections the event was meant to support, and it gives no further details of what Obama said.

The remarks reflect criticism of Trump's policies, including foreign policy, from Democratic figures. The emphasis on the war on Iran shows it is one of the topics the former president chose to raise when addressing party supporters.