Trump: ‘Good news’ that Obama is campaigning again

President Trump on Thursday night dismissed former President Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail ahead of the November midterm elections, arguing it could fire up his own base.

“By the way, he’s campaigning again. That’s good news. When I was running, I swear, I thought he campaigned harder than Hillary Clinton. And we won big,” Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday evening.

{mosads}Obama burst back onto the scene earlier this month in a speech in Illinois that included blistering rebukes of Trump’s performance while in office on everything from his tax plan to his response to the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., last year.

The former president also travelled to California to rally for several House candidates, including some running in Republican-held districts, and Ohio to campaign with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray.

Obama will also travel to Philadelphia on Friday to rally with Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Gov. Tim Wolf (D).

Obama had previously avoided the campaign trail since leaving office, wary of nationalizing tight state races or rallying GOP voters in some areas.

Trump’s comments came during a rally in Nevada on behalf of Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), one of the most vulnerable Republicans running for reelection in November.