US President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser”. El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber in knife-edge midterm polls next month, fired back, saying “he knows my name”. Left-wing insurgent candidate El-Sayed accused Trump of “using my name and faith to distract us from the suffering his...
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Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Mohammed’
During a campaign event on Thursday, US President Donald Trump misidentified Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as "Mohammed." Trump also baselessly accused El-Sayed of being a "Terrorist Sympathiser." El-Sayed, an Arab American candidate for a Michigan senate seat crucial to the upcoming midterm elections, responded by stating that Trump is aware of his correct name. El-Sayed, described as a left-wing insurgent candidate, further accused Trump of using his name and faith as a distraction from other issues.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-08 · 17:08 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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During a campaign event on Thursday, US President Donald Trump misidentified Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as "Mohammed." Trump also baselessly accused El-Sayed of being a "Terrorist Sympathiser." El-Sayed, an Arab American candidate for a Michigan senate seat crucial to the upcoming midterm elections, responded by stating that Trump is aware of his correct name. El-Sayed, described as a left-wing insurgent candidate, further accused Trump of using his name and faith as a distraction from other issues.
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Abdul El-Sayed accused Trump of using his name and faith to distract from suffering.
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Abdul El-Sayed stated, 'he knows my name'.
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Donald Trump misnamed Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as 'Mohammed'.
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Trump baselessly accused Abdul El-Sayed of being a 'Terrorist Sympathiser'.
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