President Donald Trump criticizes Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in posts on Truth Social ahead of a closely watched race. The Hill reports Trump calls El-Sayed a “terrible” candidate, using a nickname for Democrats in the post.
Newsweek reports Trump also refers to El-Sayed with language alleging he is a “terrorist sympathizer,” and says he renames him “Mohammed” in the attack. Both outlets frame the comments in the context of polling showing El-Sayed running slightly ahead of his Republican opponent, former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, in Michigan’s Senate race.
While the outlets differ in emphasis—one focusing on Trump’s “terrible candidate” characterization and the other on the “terrorist sympathizer” allegation and the renaming—the underlying point across sources is that Trump is amplifying personal attacks on El-Sayed as the campaign tightens. Neither source indicates Trump has presented new, specific evidence with the posts.
