Barack Obama made his first campaign trail appearance of the 2026 cycle at an Ohio rally over the weekend of October 24, criticizing Trump and Republicans. Trump has held at least seven rallies in mostly red states in the past week, spending 11 hours on stage arguing the economy is booming, and polls predict Republicans losing the House and possibly the Senate. Reporting finds only one Republican ad out of thousands in competitive races mentioned Trump and the economy, and it attacked the party on it. Obama has since told a Georgia rally that Trump is doing arts and crafts while prices are out of control.