Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States in remarks that drew a sharp rebuke from a former top Arab American ally.
Trump called El-Sayed, a former Detroit health official, a ājihadistā who was āon the side of the terroristsā and would āhave to go through a metal detector before heās allowed to go into the Senate.ā He also repeatedly invoked the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, drawing a comparison between stopping El-Sayed from entering the Senate chamber and the passengers who fought back against the hijackers aboard United Flight 93.
El-Sayed, who would become the nationās first Muslim senator if elected, has called attacks on his loyalty to the country āshamefulā and repeatedly denied any ties to extremist groups. The Republican presidentās remarks were condemned by Bishara Bahbah, a founder of Arab Americans for Trump, the group that helped lead the presidentās outreach to Arab American voters in 2024.
Trump called El-Sayed, a former Detroit health official, a ājihadistā who was āon the side of the terroristsā and would āhave to go through a metal detector before heās allowed to go into the Senate.ā
Thatās particularly ironic, because they did have to install metal detectors at Congress, but it was after Trumpās attempted coup:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/metal-detector-installed-for-u-s-house-chamber
And, of course, when they did turn back a member who tried to bring a gun to the floor later that month, that member was a Republican:
āNational Securityā againā¦
Pickles in his happy meal is a national security threat if you ask him!
When he had to sit for a deposition in the BBC trial his lawyers said he couldnāt because he had to deal with matters of āNational Securityā. The BBC lawyers got their hands on his schedule for the day he was supposed to be deposed. He had a rally and a fundraiser at Mar-a-lago. The judge was pretty pissed.
He thinks that National Security just means he can do whatever he wants.
The Republican presidentās remarks were condemned by Bishara Bahbah, a founder of Arab Americans for Trump, the group that helped lead the presidentās outreach to Arab American voters in 2024.
This isnāt rebuke. Bootlickerās running for cover.
āThe presidentās statements are out of line,ā he said in a phone interview. āThey are crossing a red line. They are racist.ā
It sucks it took till now, but right before midterms is a good time to say it.
I donāt give a shit about if theyāre just trying to ārun for coverā, saying this will make Republicans get less votes. That matters, not just in Michigan
Something something leopards ate my face.
It worked so well against Mamdani \s
El-Sayed, who would become the nationās first Muslim senator if elected, has called attacks on his loyalty to the country āshamefulā and repeatedly denied any ties to extremist groups.
He shouldnāt even answer that or justify himself. Heās accepting the premise of an asshole by doing that.
While in the middle of a christo-fascist governmentā¦
I donāt think they understand how this actual helps El-Sayed. No one that was ever going to vote for him will believe anything trump says, but making the race about his religion, just highlights how heās not part of the pro-Israel death cult like Kegsbreath and most of Trumpās admin.
Ha, pedolf shitler is the fuckin threat yo national security. The pile of shit has already destroyed any security the nation had by improving Russian interests.
Remember America, if maga feels the need to attack itās political opponents unscrupulously, theyāre definitely the right choice.
