Former President Barack Obama stormed back into Georgia’s political fray Wednesday with blistering attacks on President Donald Trump, casting next week’s midterm election as a “last, best chance” to rein in his power.

Former President Barack Obama rallies for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in The Arena at Southlake Mall in Morrow, Georgia, on Oct. 28, 2026. Kala Hunter khunter@ledger-enquirer.com

Democrats said they see the former president as a unifier who can energize voters at the end of a divisive campaign season.

President Obama delivered a harsh assessment Saturday of President Trump’s many Washington renovation projects while rallying supporters for Ohio Democratic midterm candidates former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Amy Acton.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former President Barack Obama announced on Saturday his support for State Representative Angie Nixon's race for the United States Senate. Nixon, the Jacksonville native, is currently running as the Democratic candidate in Florida's 2026 General Election, where she faces current Senator Ashley Moody.

Obama has hit the campaign trail supporting Democratic candidates in key contests that will decide control of Congress. He went viral — and stirred controversy for attacking President Donald Trump’s focus on “renovation projects” that has the White House “looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.”

A Cheesecake Factory jab from former President Obama quickly spiraled into a midterm spat between the GOP and Democrats as the competitive election cycle nears its end. Obama quipped during a recent campaign stop in Cleveland that President Trump has the White House “looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,

Trump had a net favorability rating of -18 percentage points, while Obama had a net favorability rating of +20 points, according to Harry Enten.