Obama addresses young voters ‘in an urgent time,’ grills Trump

In a video for NowThis released Saturday, Obama took on US President Donald Trump, further urging the youth to vote in the November midterm elections.

“We’re in an urgent time. We’ve seen basic norms and principles that have served us well for decades increasingly violated, not to mention policies that have further skewed towards the wealthy and powerful,” he said. “This is one of those moments where we have to make sure they [young voters] understand that it’s a lot more than just the presidency.”

The Democratic politician warned of the damage the Trump presidency is causing, asserting that if anyone is “concerned about what we’ve been seeing out of the White House over the last couple of years and I think we’re seeing some unprecedented behavior that violates norms that in the past have been observed by both Democrats and Republicans.”

He further claimed that “the only check on that behavior is going to be having a Congress and other officials across the country who stand up for American values and American ideals.”

The former president reemerged onto the political scene Friday ahead of the midterms.

“We’re supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them. We’re supposed to stand up to discrimination and we’re sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers,” Obama said during a speech at the University of Illinois on Friday.

US politicians are rallying up support as campaigning is underway for Republican and Democratic candidates across the country ahead of the 2018 midterms.