«Breaking News» Obama slams Trump administration saying 'this is not normal' at Ohio rally

Former President Barack Obama claimed responsibility for the booming economy and attacked the culture of 'celebrity bullies' that was damaging democracy. 

Speaking to a crowd of thousands in a school auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday afternoon he blasted the Trump administration as 'not normal' and warned the consequences of sitting on the sidelines in November's midterm elections 'are far more dangerous' than in the past.

Obama slammed 'demagogues' and 'opportunists' who exploit divisions in society and undermine democratic institutions. 

Addressing the crowd to back Ohio's Democratic governor nominee Richard Cordray, he also said the current administration makes it harder for 'minorities, young people and poor folks' to vote.

Obama said of Republicans, 'they appeal to our tribal instincts. They appeal to fear. They try to pit one against another. They try and say border security, we'll keep out those folks who don't look like us or sound like us. 

'That's a playbook as old as time. In a healthy democracy, that playbook doesn't work.' 

He also warned against indifference, saying it was the biggest threat to democracy, adding 'if you don't like the direction of the country, you can't just get angry. You can't just mutter to yourself while you're watching TV. You can't just move. You've got to vote'.

The 44th US president also declared that Americans are 'supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them' and railed against the 'post-truth' era.

He said: 'Some things are complicated, when I was president I was confident the American people wanted the truth.

'When there's a vacuum in our democracy, when we don't vote, when we take our basic rights for granted - other voices fill the void and demagogues who promise simple fixes to complicated problems.' 

Former President Barack Obama rallied a crowd of thousands during a speech on Thursday evening delivered in Cleveland Ohio, marking his third stop on his campaign trail

The president called the Trump administration 'not normal' and urged the crowd to vote the midterm elections

Although he didn't blast President Donald Trump by name, he slammed the current administration saying: 'This is not normal what we're seeing. It is radical.'

'Even the folks who won don't seem happy. Have you noticed that?' he said.

'The Republicans won the House, they won the Senate. They're still mad, which is interesting. So just remember when you hear about these folks bragging about this economic period, just remember when it started, he added.

He said a continuation of Republican control in Washington would threaten Medicaid, affordable health care, even democracy. 

Obama also said Republicans squander the nation's cash until 'a Democrat like me has to come back in'. 

Cordray, who previously worked as his Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Obama called 'my friend', faces Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine in one of the season's most closely watched governor's races. 

During his speech he backed Ohio's Democratic governor nominee Richard Cordray, pictured right, who he called 'my friend'. Cordray worked as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during the Obama administration

Obama smiled as the crowd cheered for him during his stop in Cleveland. The rally was a part of the Democratic effort to take control of office for their party, which is out of power at every level of Ohio government

Still got it! Obama stopped for selfies and handshakes with fans that gathered around him 

'You will read quotes from Republicans saying, 'Wow, this is messed up.' Well, why aren't you doing something about it? 'Well, we can't, because we really like these tax cuts for the wealthy. … So we'll put up with crazy,'' he said during his speech. 

Democrats hope to seize back control of the office in Ohio for their party, which is out of power at every level of Ohio government, and boot out Republican Governor John Kasich. 

Obama also appeared with US Senator Sherrod Brown who faces a challenge from Republican Jim Renacci, a congressman from Wadsworth. 

The appearance is part of a swing across the country by Obama to boost Democrats' efforts to win House seats and state elections.

Ohio marked Obama's third campaign stop following speeches in Anaheim, California and Urbana, Illinois.

He's been crisscrossing the nation urging voters to head to the polling stations, particularly spending time in red areas.

Barack Obama's attack on Republican 'threat to democracy' speech

'At a time when there's a lot of change going on, demographic shifts and technological changes, and there's rising inequality, and people's lives have been disrupted, and they start worrying about whether their lives will be passed on to their children.

'Even if you do not agree with the Democratic position on these issues, even if you are an independent, even if you are an old fashioned republican - you should still cast your ballot for Rich Cordray. Because what's at stake goes beyond partisan politics.

'The biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism. There needs to be a restoration of honesty and decency and lawfulness in our government.

'People are stressed they are angry, all the chatter and anger on television doesn't match up to their lives and it breaks our civic trust and it makes people think the game's rigged and nobody's looking out for them and historically those kind of divisions, that's ripe for opportunists trying to exploit America's history of division - racial, ethnic, religious.

'Politicians try to keep us angry, and they appeal to our tribal instincts and appeal to fear and they try to pit one against the other and they tell us 'we need security from those folks who don't look like us or prey like us'.

'That is an old play book, it's as old as time, and as it gets closer to election day you can rely on more and more politicians to pull out that play book.

'And here's the thing, in a healthy democracy that play book doesn't work, if there's a democracy where everyone is participating and paying attention and listening and voting, people of both parties call out the fear mongers and then they work to compromise and to get things done.

'But when there's a vacuum in our democracy, when we don't vote, when we take our basic rights for granted other voices fill the void and demagogues who promise simple fixes to complicated problems.

'Some things are complicated, when I was president I was confident the American people wanted the truth - wanted to know what was what.

'They'll promise to fight for the little guy when they're pandering to the most wealthy and powerful and they'll say they are fighting corruption and they start undermining those institutions that are most essential to our democracy.

'They try to threaten free speech and start unwinding campaign finance laws and make it harder for young people and minorities to vote and poor folks to vote. They subsidize corporate polluters and hand out 1.5 trillion dollars in tax credits without saying how they will pay for them.

Partly because they figure when a Democrat like me has to come back in and clean up this stuff, they say ' oh these deficits are terrible' and 'that's why we have to cut medicare'. What happened to all this concern about deficits?'

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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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