Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed
Trump accused Abdul El-Sayed of extremist ties and said he should face extra screening if elected, escalating attacks in a close Senate race.
- President Donald Trump rallied in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, labeling Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and "Muslim Brotherhood member" while calling Republican opponent Mike Rogers "apple pie."
- Trump's comments reflect a pattern of repurposing controversial "birther" attacks, previously used against President Barack Obama and Ambassador Nikki Haley, to target political rivals in the battleground state.
- Trump introduced David Beamer, whose son died on United Flight 93, to compare the Senate race to 9/11; Trump stated El-Sayed would require a metal detector to enter the United States Senate if elected.
- Pressed about the comments on NBC's "Meet the Press," Rogers distanced himself from the specific language, stating the election is about "me versus Abdul," and adding "Ive never called him a terrorist."
- El-Sayed has repeatedly denied any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of the November 3rd election, telling a constituent that his faith does not supersede allegiance to the Constitution of America.
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Trump Escalates Anti-uslim Attacks Against El-Sayed In Michigan
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States in remarks that drew a sharp rebuke from a former top Arab American ally. Trump called El-Sayed, a former […]
PORT HURON, Michigan, USA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up Sunday his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling it a threat to national security and questioning his...
‘Here to keep a jihadist out’: Trump attacks Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed at Michigan rally
Seeking to paint El-Sayed as an anti-American Muslim radical, Trump took the rhetoric to a new level, likening him to the attackers who took over United Flight 93 during the 11 September 2001 attacks.
US President Donald Trump called Democratic candidate Senator Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" during a campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday. Trump also claimed, without evidence, that El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Trump Invokes 9/11 to Attack El-Sayed at Michigan Rally
President Donald Trump reached for the memory of September 11 on Sunday, telling a Michigan rally that voting against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed would echo the passengers who fought back against the hijackers of United Flight 93. “Twenty-five years later, Michigan needs to stand up and fight, just like Todd did, to stop a […]
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