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El-Sayed on Trump calling him ‘Mohammed’ in latest attack: ‘He knows my name’

El-Sayed said Trump’s attack invoked his Muslim faith and was meant to distract from the effects of the president’s policies.

El-Sayed on Trump calling him ‘Mohammed’ in latest attack: ‘He knows my name’
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Abdul El-Sayed accused President Trump of invoking his Muslim faith in a social-media attack, and said Trump knows his name. The exchange comes ahead of a Michigan Senate debate between El-Sayed and Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

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Michigan Senate candidate responding to Trump’s attack

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose social-media post attacked El-Sayed

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Representative who lost the Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed

Republican Senate nominee scheduled to debate El-Sayed

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Minority Leader who condemned Trump’s comment

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Michigan senator whose seat is being contested

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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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