Trump's Claims El-Sayed Is Member of Muslim Brotherhood Assessed
Summary
President Donald Trump accused Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a claim El-Sayed denies. Trump urged voters not to support El-Sayed and endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers instead.Key Facts
- President Trump called El-Sayed a "Muslim radical" and said he belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Abdul El-Sayed denies any connection to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- The claim is partly based on social media posts by El-Sayed’s half-sister referencing family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1970s.
- El-Sayed said he was raised by his father and stepmother, not by his mother, and has never discussed the alleged family ties.
- El-Sayed challenges the relevance of claims about events before he was born and calls the accusations "hearsay."
- Trump endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate seat in Michigan.
- El-Sayed focuses on his public service record, including work as Detroit’s health department director.
- Vice President JD Vance also criticized El-Sayed, accusing him of defending a terrorist who attacked a Michigan synagogue.
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