# Trump escalates Islamophobic attacks at Michigan Senate rally against Abdul El-Sayed

https://mins.news/en/item/115265

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 04:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/trump-dials-up-islamophobia-at-michigan-senate-rally-against-abdul-el-sayed?traffic_source=rss

> At a Michigan campaign rally ahead of the midterms, US President Donald Trump intensified anti-Muslim attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, making unfounded allegations and calling him a “jihadist.” Trump also claimed Christmas could be cancelled if El-Sayed won. El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan’s open Senate seat.

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