United States: “Mohammed”, “terrorist sympathizer”… Trump attacks a Muslim candidate for the Senate

He doesn't like her, but he really doesn't. Donald Trump continues to increase attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for the Senate in Michigan. The latter faces Republican Mike Rogers in a tight race for a strategic seat during the American midterms on November 3.

On Wednesday, the American president described his opponent as a “terrorist sympathizer” on Truth Social, without providing any evidence. “Mohammed takes us back to the time of jihad. He is a radical EXTREMIST, a terrorist sympathizer,” he wrote, deliberately referring to Abdul El-Sayed by another first name.

“My name is Abdul, and he knows it”

Thursday, during a trip to Grand Rapids, the Democrat replied: “My name is Abdul, and he knows it. The only reason he refuses to say it is because I constantly put him in trouble. » He accuses Donald Trump of “using my name and my religion to distract attention from the suffering his policies inflict on the population”.

The candidate also joked about the pronunciation of his first name. “It’s not Abdulllll. It's just Abdul. So try again. And pronounce it correctly. Because in November, we are going to teach you how to say it properly, by preceding it with the title of senator,” he said.

Alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood

Donald Trump and his supporters also accuse Abdul El-Sayed and his family of links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qaeda. The president also presented him as the “best friend” of Hasan Piker, an influencer accused of anti-Semitism from whom the Democratic candidate had publicly dissociated himself at the end of August.

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