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Barack Obama has already voted by absentee ballot

Barack Obama in Detroit - he was not alone on stage there. Rapper Eminem supported him (see video above). Obama didn't miss out on an excerpt of his rap skills.(Bild: AP)

Barack Obama has already cast his vote for the US presidential election. But not just by postal vote. In Detroit, Eminem's home town, he rapped his hit "Lose yourself" on stage - much to the delight of the enthusiastic audience.

"I have to say ... you know: I've done a lot of campaign events. I don't usually get nervous anymore ... but I kind of feel like Eminem," said Obama in a great mood in his suit and tie-less outfit (see video above).

"I realize ... my palms are sweaty, my knees are weak, my arms are heavy, there's already vomit on his sweater, mom's spaghetti, I'm nervous, but on the outside I look calm and ready to drop bombs, but I keep forgetting," he unceremoniously remodeled the lyrics, ending his rap by imitating the beat of the song: "Dam, dam, dam, dam, dam!"

Video: Obama on stage with Eminem

"Don't boo, vote!"
 The audience cheers. He laughs. "Oh, I love you guys too!" he addresses his enthusiastic audience. "It's good to be back in Michigan!" He had heard that there had already been a campaign event here on Friday. However, it was "much smaller". The audience booed. Obama: "Don't boo! Cast your vote!" ("Don't boo, vote!")

Votes also cast by absentee ballot
Obama still has a tight schedule to complete before the election on November 5. He has already filled out his ballot paper and dropped it in a mailbox in Chicago on Monday. He went there on foot. Even if that makes his Secret Service bodyguards nervous. "What's that blue thing?" his younger staff, who are no longer familiar with letterboxes, asked.

Obama with Eminem(Bild: AP)

Barack Obama on October 22 in Detroit - he was not alone on stage, rapper Eminem supported him (see video above).(Bild: AP)

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He then appeared with Kamala Harris' vice president Tim Walz in Wisconsin. Election Day is on November 5, and Wisconsin is one of the crucial states that could decide the race for the White House between Democrat Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Former president lashes out at Trump again
During his appearance, Obama, who is still very popular with the Democrats, lashed out at former President Donald Trump of the Republicans, who is running again after being voted out of office in 2020.

He made fun of the fact that the 78-year-old sells all kinds of items such as sneakers, Bibles and watches to his supporters for 100,000 dollars. "Who does that?" He particularly emphasized that the Bibles were printed in China. Trump, he said, is the "tough guy on China, except when it comes to making a few quick dollars".

If grandpa acted like that, they'd be worried.

Barack Obama

Obama called Trump's long appearances a "word salad" and attested to his successor in the White House's "strange" behavior. "If grandpa acted like that, they'd be worried."