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Donald Trump Condemned For ‘Sick And Vile’ Attack On Abdul El-Sayed

Trump’s Truth Social posts attacked El-Sayed as he runs for Senate in Michigan.

Donald Trump Condemned For ‘Sick And Vile’ Attack On Abdul El-Sayed
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him an extremist and invoking “Jihad.” The article reports that critics called the attack racist and notes that El-Sayed had not responded.

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This story reports what happened without casting El-Sayed in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward El-Sayed’s record.

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President who attacked El-Sayed in Truth Social posts

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Republican Senate candidate in Michigan and El-Sayed’s rival

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Trump Misnames Abdul El-Sayed in Truth Social Post

Outlets agree that Donald Trump attacked Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a Truth Social post and misnamed him Mohammed. Left-leaning outlets frame the post as an anti-Muslim attack and emphasize condemnation; center outlets mostly report the misnaming and El-Sayed’s response, while some focus on market odds or debate polling; right-leaning outlets assess whether El-Sayed’s outreach and campaign choices could weaken his bid.

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