Trump compares Muslim Senate hopeful to 9/11 attackers, demands metal screening
President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, labeling him a jihadist and demanding he undergo metal detector screening if elected. Trump's comments, made at a campaign rally, also questioned the candidate's loyalty and access to national security information.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights the increasingly polarized nature of US midterm election campaigns and the use of inflammatory language regarding religious and national identity.
President Donald Trump has intensified his attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, labelling him a “Jihadist Member of the Muslim Brotherhood”, comparing him to the September 11 attackers and demanding that he undergo metal detector screening if elected to the US Senate in November’s midterm elections.Speaking at a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, Trump urged voters to support Republican candidate Mike Rogers, a former congressman, and accused Democrats of allowing violent anti-American extremists into the United States.
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