Obama blasts 'crazy' Trump in first rally for Harris

Former U.S. President Barack Obama lashed out at "crazy" Donald Trump Thursday and urged voters to back Kamala Harris as he brought his star power to the 2024 election campaign trail for the first time.

As he hit the stump in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, Obama also chided Black male voters for what he called hesitancy in supporting Democrat Harris because they "just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president."

Obama focused his criticisms on Trump during a pumped-up rally in Pittsburgh, comparing the Republican's long speeches to those of late Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro and calling the billionaire out of touch with ordinary people.

America's first Black president admitted that "this election's going to be tight" as many voters were still struggling with high prices.

But he told the crowd, "What I cannot understand is why anybody would think that Donald Trump will shake things up," adding, "You think Donald Trump ever changed a diaper?"

The popular Democrat called Trump's schemes to sell bibles "crazy" and used the same word to describe the 78-year-old former president's embrace of conspiracy theories.

As the crowd booed Trump, his predecessor in the White House, Obama added: "Don't boo—vote."

"Kamala is as prepared for the job as any nominee for president has ever been," he added.

'Got a problem' 

Vice President Harris's campaign said Obama's appearance, the first in a series in battleground states before the Nov. 5 election, was designed to get people out to vote in crucial Pennsylvania.

Obama took aim at male voters who might be attracted by the Republican's appeals to machismo.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I've noticed this, especially with some...