“Barack Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’”

Key points

• Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump at rallies in Ohio and Michigan.
• He blamed the current president for rising cost of living and bad decisions.
• Obama urged early voting and campaigned for Sherrod Brown and Abdul el-Sayed.
• He contrasted Democratic candidates with Republicans in tight Senate races.
• The events come ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.