3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Summary
At a South Carolina rally on Thursday, Trump said Black or Jewish voters who back Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed are "crazy," drawing applause from the crowd.
The attack targeted El-Sayed, a U.S.-born Muslim candidate, and fit a broader effort to stir ethnic tensions and weaken Democratic support.
On Sunday, Trump had already escalated his criticism, saying any Jewish person supporting El-Sayed "should be ashamed," reviving a 2024 line that angered Jewish groups.
The remarks extend Trump's pattern of using identity-based attacks in campaign speeches as Senate races become another front in his broader political messaging.