{
  "id": 17173620,
  "title": "‘The Daily Show’ Rips Trump as an ‘Islamophobic Minion’ Over Abdul El-Sayed Comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-daily-show-rips-trump-as-an-islamophobic-minion-over-abdul-el",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:50:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/the-daily-show-calls-trump-islamophobic-minion-after-abdul-el-sayed-comments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper took aim at Donald Trump and the Republican Party over their fearmongering ahead of the midterm elections, particularly concerning Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. During Thursday's monologue, Klepper mocked the GOP's claims of \"nightmare\" scenarios if Democrats won, and addressed Trump's refusal to pronounce El-Sayed's name correctly. Joined by a jack-o'-lantern and a cursed credit card statement, Klepper riffed on the party's scare tactics. The show then played conservative media figures mispronouncing El-Sayed's name, followed by a series of ominous thunder and lightning sounds. Klepper firmly stated that the candidate's name merely denoted his Muslim faith, not a reason for fear. He concluded by mocking Trump's pronunciation of El-Sayed's name, labeling him as an \"Islamophobic minion.\" Senator Bernie Moreno's rally comments, suggesting El-Sayed was unsuitable for Washington due to his religious beliefs, were also criticized by Klepper, who pointed out the party's hypocrisy in opposing a Hindu candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, based on religious grounds.",
  "summary": "“That's despicable, you, sir,” host Jordan Klepper adds The post ‘The Daily Show’ Rips Trump as an ‘Islamophobic Minion’ Over Abdul El-Sayed Comments appeared first on TheWrap .",
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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."
}