Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally
President again took aim at progressive Senate candidate and lauded Haley Stevens for endorsing Mike Rogers Donald Trump railed against Democratic US senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”. Trump’s comments aimed to influence a neck-and-neck race that will play an outsized role in determining which party…
Donald Trump launched a racist diatribe against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a campaign event in Iowa on Sunday. Trump repeatedly referred to El-Sayed, a practicing Muslim, as a "jihadist," suggesting that Congress would need a "special metal detector" if he were elected. Trump warned voters that supporting El-Sayed would be "crazy."
The Michigan Senate race has garnered national attention as former gubernatorial candidate Hayley Stevens, who lost to El-Sayed in the August primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers instead of El-Sayed. El-Sayed responded by asking Stevens to stay away from a campaign event, but she turned around and endorsed Rogers. Trump praised Stevens for her decision, urging her to join the Republican Party, and characterized Rogers as "apple pie."
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