In the US, former presidents are also officially referred to as “Mr. Chairman”. Four “Mr. President» campaign shortly before the important midterm elections. Incumbent President Joe Biden (79) warned Tuesday, November 8, along with ex-President Barack Obama (61) that much was at stake. “Democracy is literally on the agenda,” Biden said.
Similarly, at the same election stage in Philadelphia, Obama said, “Truth and facts, logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot,” ex-President Donald Trump’s (76) predecessor said of the Republican candidates. Democracy is on the cutting edge: “The midterm elections are no joke,” Obama said. Democrats are at risk of losing a narrow majority in the US Congress. The race for a majority in the US Senate, where the majority of Democrats are currently secured only by Vice President Kamala Harris (58) voting rights, is exciting.
In the same state of Pennsylvania, which is especially important to Democrats, Trump also campaigned on Saturday. Pennsylvania will elect “an incredible number of genuine, American-focused Republicans,” Trump said — and with an outcry about Biden-Obama’s joint action, “I heard they held a small meeting.”
Nerves are raw on both sides
“Americans deserve a Congress — and a President — that protects our nation’s borders,” Trump told the crowd, who shouted “USA! UNITED STATES!” sang. The US borders are also a problem for other Republicans in the election. A change of power in the House of Commons even threatens to end military aid to Ukraine. “The Democrats have ripped our borders wide open,” Republican MP Marjorie Taylor Greene, 48, said at a Trump rally in Iowa. At Thursday night’s meeting, Trump also hinted that he could announce a 2024 presidential nomination in the coming weeks.
“But the only border they care about is Ukraine,” Greene told the crowd. “Not America’s southern border. Among Republicans, not a cent goes to Ukraine. Our country comes first.”
Shortly before the fateful election, former President Bill Clinton (76) appeared on the election podium in New York. “What Do Republicans Want?” asked Clinton. “They want you to be scared and angry. The last thing they want is for you to think.” (kes)