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Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally

Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally

Summary

President Donald Trump criticized Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa, repeatedly calling him a “jihadist” and making remarks about his Muslim faith. Trump praised Republican candidate Mike Rogers and urged Democrat Hayley Stevens, who had endorsed Rogers after losing the primary to El-Sayed, to join the Republican Party.

Key Facts

  • Trump spoke at a campaign event in Iowa on Sunday.
  • El-Sayed is a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan and a practicing Muslim.
  • Trump called El-Sayed a “jihadist” and said Congress would need a special metal detector for him.
  • The Michigan Senate race was described as close and important to control of the Senate.
  • Stevens lost to El-Sayed in the August Democratic primary.
  • Stevens declined to campaign with El-Sayed and endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
  • Trump praised Stevens’s decision and said he would like her to join the Republican Party.
  • Trump told the crowd to pretend he was on the ballot, saying, “Essentially, I am on the ballot.”
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