Trump Targets El-Sayed at Michigan Rally with Extremism Claims

President Donald Trump used a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday to accuse Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being a jihadist linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and to compare efforts to block his Senate candidacy with resistance to the September 11 attacks. El-Sayed has denied any affiliation with the group and rejected questions about his faith and loyalty to the United States. Trump told supporters he was in Michigan to stop a “jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member” from becoming a senator. He invoked passengers who fought hijackers aboard United Flight 93, saying Michigan needed to act as they had, and said El-Sayed should face a metal detector before entering the Senate if elected. Trump also questioned whether El-Sayed should have access to sensitive national-security information. In a Truth Social post ahead of the rally, Trump claimed El-Sayed wanted the United States to adopt Sharia law and said the candidate should be tried if that happened. The reports on the post said Trump offered no evidence for the accusation. The reporting also provided no evidence establishing El-Sayed’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties. El-Sayed, a physician and former public...