From The Straits Times · · 40s
Trump misnames Muslim Senate candidate
Trump calls Muslim Senate candidate 'Mohammed' and 'Terrorist Sympathizer'.
In brief
Trump calls Muslim Senate candidate 'Mohammed' and 'Terrorist Sympathizer'. Trump misnamed Arab American Abdul El-Sayed as 'Mohammed' and accused him of being a 'Terrorist Sympathizer' in a social media post. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Trump misnames candidate
President Donald Trump called Arab American Abdul El-Sayed 'Mohammed' and accused him of being a 'Terrorist Sympathizer' in a social media post.
“Trump wrongly called Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed 'Mohammed' and called him a 'Terrorist Sympathizer'”
El-Sayed responds
El-Sayed said Trump 'knows my name' and was using his name and faith to distract from harm caused by his politics.
“he knows my name”
Race significance
The Michigan Senate seat could decide which party wins the US Senate in November's knife-edge midterm polls.
“the race is tight and important for control of the US Senate”
The main idea
Trump misnamed Arab American Abdul El-Sayed as 'Mohammed' and accused him of being a 'Terrorist Sympathizer' in a social media post.
