# ‘Call me senator’: Abdul El-Sayed defeats Trump’s hate to make history

https://mins.news/en/item/128969

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 11:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/call-me-senator-how-abdul-el-sayed-beat-trumps-hate-to-create-history?traffic_source=rss

> Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, 42, defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. During the campaign, Donald Trump and JD Vance targeted him with racist rhetoric. El-Sayed said he would challenge economic inequality and focus on healthcare and the cost of living.

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