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El-Sayed has responded by dismissing the attacks as distractions from key issues.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T22:46:27.361Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-26T22:08:39.222Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T22:46:27.361Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named individuals, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Quotes affected parties and separates fact from comment, but lacks detail on what happens next.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild sensationalism in language."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Elections","#Trump","#AbdulElSayed","#Islamophobia","#SenateRace"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Abdul El-Sayed","Mike Rogers","David Beamer"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Trump has escalated false claims that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a 'jihadist' and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.","El-Sayed stated that Trump's attacks are deflections from issues such as gas prices and the war on Iran.","David Beamer, father of a 9/11 victim, stated at a Trump rally that 'the enemy is right here among us'.","El-Sayed believes most voters prioritize character over skin colour and are looking for solutions to everyday problems."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, repeating false claims that El-Sayed is a jihadist and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump made these statements at a rally in Michigan. El-Sayed, a Democrat, responded by stating that such attacks are attempts to distract from pressing issues like gas prices and the war on Iran. He also suggested that most voters are more concerned with character than with a candidate's background or faith."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At the rally, Trump also stated, 'I’m here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator, and that’s the fact.' He also welcomed David Beamer, whose son died on 9/11, to the stage. Beamer said, 'What’s different this time is the enemy has not come from abroad. The enemy is right here among us.' El-Sayed, who would be the first Muslim senator if elected, stated that his opponents have 'nothing to say about solving the problems in your life' and that their strategy is to focus on him."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on El-Sayed's opponent's statements"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mike Rogers, El-Sayed's Republican opponent, stated on NBC's 'Meet the Press' that he has 'never called him a terrorist'. However, Al Jazeera reported that Rogers has made 'unfounded allegations linking El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Hezbollah a central point of his campaign'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention any specific cost estimates related to the issues El-Sayed raised, such as gas prices or the war on Iran. 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