Democrats rally behind Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as Trump escalates attacks

Summary

Facing a barrage of extreme attacks from Donald Trump and his allies, the Democratic establishment is finally rallying around progressive Abdul El-Sayed, the party's candidate in the closely watched US Senate election in Michigan. The endorsements are not always full-throated and often omit his name, which marks a major turn after a bitter split over the nomination. At a rally in Port Huron on Sunday, Trump launched the latest in a wave of Islamophobic remarks against El-Sayed, erroneously branding him a "jihadist" and "Muslim Brotherhood member" while invoking 9/11.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   30 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the Democratic establishment is finally rallying around Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, though its endorsements are not always full-throated and often omit his name, and that Trump erroneously branded El-Sayed a "jihadist" and "Muslim Brotherhood member" at a Port Huron rally on Sunday while invoking 9/11.