Trump's anti-Muslim attacks dominate Michigan's election homestretch

Summary

Trump's anti-Muslim attacks have dominated the final stretch of Michigan's election. After Trump called Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist,” El-Sayed brushed off the “desperate, bad faith attacks.” Allies of El-Sayed fear the attacks are reaching undecided voters. The report covers only this one Politico article, so it does not describe wider reaction or results.

Timeline

1. Politico

   29 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTCSource ↗

   Politico reports that El-Sayed's allies fear Trump's anti-Muslim attacks are reaching undecided voters, and that after Trump called El-Sayed a “jihadist,” he brushed off the “desperate, bad faith attacks.”