Trump invokes 9/11 to urge Michigan voters to oppose El-Sayed
The US president has sought to paint the Democratic Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed as an anti-American Muslim radical, likening him to the attackers.
At a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, President Donald Trump urged voters to oppose Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed by comparing him to the 9/11 attackers. Trump stated that if El-Sayed were elected, he would be the first Muslim senator, a claim El-Sayed has denied. The president emphasized the need to stop a "jihadist" from entering the U.S. Capitol and likened voting against El-Sayed to the actions of Todd Beamer and others who fought back against the 9/11 hijackers.
El-Sayed's supporters in the mostly White crowd cheered Trump's comments, with some attendees yelling "traitor" and "deport." Michigan Republican Mike Rogers, who is also running for Senate, denied allegations that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and accused his opponents of attempting to make him look less American.
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