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US midterms: Obama blasts Trump's 'chaos and cruelty' while campaigning for Democrats
Ten days out from the elections that will determine control of the closely divided Congress, Barack Obama took to the campaign trail to accuse the Republican president of corruption, deride his strategy for Iran and skewer the gilded aesthetic he has applied to White House renovations. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson tells us more.
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