Trump intensifies attacks against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

President Donald Trump escalated attacks against Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan. Fox News, PBS NewsHour, and Al Jazeera reported that Trump stepped up his rhetoric against El-Sayed as the Michigan Senate race tightens. According to Reuters and the South China Morning Post, Trump invoked the September 11 attacks while urging voters to oppose the Democratic candidate. [1][2][3][4][5][14]

PBS NewsHour reported that Trump called El-Sayed, a former Detroit health official, a jihadist who was on the side of terrorists and questioned his national security loyalty. Al Jazeera and AP News both reported that Trump's anti-Muslim comments drew a sharp rebuke from a former top Arab American ally. The South China Morning Post noted that Trump sought to link the Senate candidate to Muslim extremists and claimed Democrats would let anti-American terrorists into the country. [2][3][5][8]

The campaign remarks follow earlier stops in the state by both political parties. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Senator Bernie Sanders previously campaigned alongside El-Sayed in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Guardian and Anadolu Ajansı reported that former President Barack Obama has also backed El-Sayed during Michigan campaign events. The Michigan Senate forms the upper house of the state legislature, where Democrats have held a narrow majority. [9][10][11][13][14]

The race remains competitive as Election Day approaches. Fox News and PBS NewsHour reported that both Trump and top Democratic figures are actively targeting key states including Michigan to influence the outcome of the midterms. [1][2]