Abdul El-Sayed Turns Muslim Attacks Back on Trump, Calls Out Qatari Jet
Summary
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized President Donald Trump at a Grand Rapids rally, contrasting Trump’s attacks on his Muslim identity with Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm and Qatar’s provision of a jet for U.S. government use. Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims about El-Sayed at a separate rally in Port Huron as both candidates campaigned in Michigan’s closely contested Senate race.Key Facts
- El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers for the Michigan Senate seat being vacated by Gary Peters.
- El-Sayed said Trump objects to his name while accepting Saudi investment connected to Kushner and a Qatari-provided aircraft.
- The aircraft is a Boeing 747-8 provided to the U.S. government for use as a presidential plane; the article says it was not given to Trump personally.
- The article says Kushner’s Affinity Partners received billions in investment from a Saudi government-owned entity.
- Trump has called El-Sayed a jihadist and claimed he belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood; El-Sayed has denied ties to the group.
- At a Port Huron rally, Trump repeated those claims and compared opposition to El-Sayed with passengers who resisted hijackers on Flight 93.
- Three polls cited in the article showed El-Sayed leading Rogers by one to two percentage points, with each lead within the poll’s stated margin of error.
- Trump carried Michigan by 1.4 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election.
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