Former President Obama is expected to chide the President Trump during an acceptance speech for a government ethics award on Friday, a new report says.
According to an adviser, Obama will partake in “pointed” criticism of Trump and the current political landscape, the Associated Press reports.
The speech will kick off Obama’s political involvement leading up to the 2018 midterm elections in November, as Democrats are hoping to seize control of the House and potentially the Senate.
On Saturday, Obama will start to engage in campaigning efforts for a few Democratic House candidates in California at an Orange County event.
Additionally, former first lady Michelle Obama will also speak at voter registration rallies in Miami and Las Vegas in September for the nonpartisan organization When We All Vote, which is designed to promote voting in elections.
In August, Obama unveiled a list of 81 candidates in federal, state and down-ballot races as part of a “first wave” of endorsements.
“I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates — leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent,” Obama said in a statement in August. “I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity that’s broadly shared, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility, and the rule of law. But first, they need our votes — and I’m eager to make the case for why Democratic candidates deserve our votes this fall.”
Former presidents such as Bill Clinton have also participated in campaigns after their presidencies.
