Trump accuses Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Muslim Brotherhood ties

In the closing days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has accused Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a claim the Democrat firmly denies. Trump repeatedly referred to El-Sayed as "Mohammed" during his remarks at the White House. This accusation comes as the race in the crucial swing state Michigan intensifies, less than three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.

Michigan is home to approximately 300,000 Arab Americans, a group that Trump has won twice in past elections.

Polls show El-Sayed leading his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, by a narrow margin. Throughout the campaign, Trump has described El-Sayed as a "radical" and a "jihadist lunatic," among other Islamophobic insults. The allegations against El-Sayed stem from social media posts by his half-sister, which allegedly refer to his mother as a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood.

El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, has consistently denied the accusations, stating that he has no ties to the Muslim Brotherhood or armed groups in the Middle East. He emphasized that these claims are based on hearsay evidence from a tweet and dismissed them as serious.

El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former health official, has also faced questions regarding his credentials. During a recent heated debate, his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, called El-Sayed a "con man" and accused him of having connections to armed groups in the Middle East. Rogers suggested that concerns about surveillance could be personal for El-Sayed, implying that someone in his family might be suspected of terrorism.

El-Sayed interjected, insisting that these accusations were baseless and that no one in his family had any such ties.