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El-Sayed blasts Trump over 'Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s' post

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took a swipe at President Trump over a post the president made targeting El-Sayed and his wife. In a post Saturday on Truth Social, Trump posted a photo of himself and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and another photo of El-Sayed and his wife. Text above the two...

El-Sayed blasts Trump over 'Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s' post

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Michigan, has embraced Donald Trump’s claim that they represent "VERY DIFFERENT" versions of America. In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared images of himself and Melania Trump alongside a photo of El-Sayed and his wife Sarah Jukaku. Trump described the two versions as "VERY DIFFERENT AMERICA’S," with one featuring people who don’t like each other and are profiting off them, while the other involves genuine love and a desire to build a better America.

El-Sayed, who is Muslim, responded on CNN, stating that Trump’s vision is the one currently in power and questioning whether people can afford gas and groceries. The senator-elect, an epidemiologist, won the Democratic primary in Michigan, positioning him as a key figure in the Democrats’ efforts to reclaim the Senate from Republicans.

During a speech, Trump called El-Sayed a communist and claimed he was "full of shit," which drew cheers from his supporters. El-Sayed, a capitalist who wants capitalism to function better, has noted that while some may paint him as radical due to his name, America has a history of embracing diversity.

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