US election 2016: Obama warns fate of world at stake President Barack Obama has urged Democrats of all ethnic backgrounds to get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, warning that the fate of the US republic - and the world - is at stake. He said her Republican opponent Donald Trump is a threat to hard-earned civil rights. President Obama was speaking at a rally in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Mr Trump said Mr Obama should stop campaigning for Mrs Clinton and focus on running the country. SOURCE: BBC NEWS