# Democrats face tough Michigan midterms as Trump calls candidate a ‘jihadist’

https://mins.news/en/video/116607

- BBC News, 2026-10-26 23:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9d0d1ZB-YM

> Opinion polls point to a difficult midterms race for Democrats in Michigan, with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed running neck-and-neck against Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed, a party leftist and outspoken critic of Israel’s government over the Gaza war, faces a barrage of unfounded accusations, including Donald Trump’s claim that he is a jihadist extremist linked to terrorism.

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