Trump Ties Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood, Citing 2012 Family Posts
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Trump Ties Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood, Citing 2012 Family Posts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Summary
Trump said at a White House Rose Garden lunch that Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is “100%” tied to the Muslim Brotherhood and called him a “fraud” and “con man.”
The attack follows renewed Republican scrutiny of 2012 social media posts by El-Sayed’s half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, saying their mother was active in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood in the early 1970s and that the family had “long been MB.”
El-Sayed has denied any family connection to the group, telling NBC’s Meet the Press, “I have no ties; we have no ties,” and accusing opponents of using anti-Muslim rhetoric instead of debating policy.
Trump also said he plans to visit Michigan to “expose this fraud,” escalating the issue in a closely watched Senate race.