{
  "id": 16544442,
  "title": "Trump invokes 9/11 to urge Michigan voters to oppose El-Sayed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-invokes-9-11-to-urge-michigan-voters-to-oppose-el-sayed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/26/trump-invokes-9-11-against-muslim-senate-hopeful-el-sayed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump aide Steven Cheung touts Nicki Minaj as new White House press secretary ahead of Michigan rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trump-aide-steven-cheung-touts-nicki-minaj-as-new-white-house-press",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:32:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump rallies for Mike Rogers – and Nicki Minaj’s derriere – in Michigan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trump-rallies-for-mike-rogers-and-nicki-minajs-derriere-in-michigan",
        "published": "2026-10-25T22:36:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Rapper Nicki Minaj joins Trump onstage at Michigan rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/rapper-nicki-minaj-joins-trump-onstage-at-michigan-rally",
        "published": "2026-10-25T23:33:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump attacks Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan campaign stop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trump-attacks-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-campaign-stop",
        "published": "2026-10-25T23:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump says Canada tariff deal coming 'soon' at Michigan border rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-says-canada-tariff-deal-coming-soon-at-michigan-border-rally",
        "published": "2026-10-26T00:20:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump dials up Islamophobia at Michigan Senate rally against Abdul El-Sayed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-dials-up-islamophobia-at-michigan-senate-rally-against-abdul-el",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:03:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}