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The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 4 developments

President Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day. At a Sunday rally in Michigan, Trump unleashed a volley of Islamophobic comments against El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee who is seeking to become the first Muslim senat…

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  1. Trump escalates rhetoric against El-Sayed as he tries to undermine Democrat in Michigan Senate race

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  2. WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for Republicans in Michigan ahead of midterms

    Headline from Just the News ·

  3. Trump aims rhetoric at El-Sayed

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. Just the News

    WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for Republicans in Michigan ahead of midterms (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    GOP candidate Mike Rogers is running against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rally (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump stumped Sunday for GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who is in a close race with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan, drawing Arab American rebuke (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. He portrayed him during a Sunday rally in Port Huron as a threat to national security and questioned his loyalty to the United States.

  4. WDIO Duluth

    Trump escalates rhetoric against El-Sayed as he tries to undermine Democrat in Michigan Senate race (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks against Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed with rhetoric that questions the Muslim candidate’s loyalties to the U.S. and repeatedly tries to tie him to extremism.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Trump’s midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    After weeks of assailing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in rallies across the country, President Donald Trump on Sunday is bringing his midterm barnstorming to Michigan, where Republicans see a chance to pick up an open seat on Election Day.

  6. Toledo Blade

    Trump escalates rhetoric against El-Sayed in Michigan (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    PORT HURON, Mich. — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks against Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday with rhetoric that questioned the Muslim candidate’s loyalties to the U.S. and repeatedly tried to tie him to extremism, claims the Democrat has repeatedly denied and denounced…

  7. Washington Examiner

    WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies for Mike Rogers in Michigan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, stumping for Republican candidates just over a week before the midterm elections. The president is set to appear alongside rapper Nicki Minaj in support of former Rep.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump invokes 9/11 in attacking Senate Muslim candidate El-Sayed (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    DETROIT >>President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists, comparing him to the 9/11 attackers while saying Democrats would let violent anti-American terrorists into the United States.

  9. MLive

    Republicans target El-Sayed as Trump rally fires up Michigan voters in Port Huron (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    GOP hopefuls pushed turnout, attacked Democratic rivals and warned supporters against a shift toward Democratic Socialism.

  10. NOTUS

    Trump Says El-Sayed Is a ‘Jihadist’ Who Must Go Through a Metal Detector if Elected (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The campaign for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, called the rhetoric a “lie” and “bad faith attacks.”

  11. Salon

    Obama warns of division as Trump attacks Muslim Senate candidate (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    A day after Obama campaigned for Democrats in Michigan, Trump escalated his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed

  12. The Hill

    Trump says El-Sayed should have to pass through metal detector to enter Senate (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump called out Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, saying he should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building. “Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane.

  13. Bloomberg

    Trump Attacks El-Sayed Over Muslim Faith at Michigan Rally (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump used a campaign rally to intensify his attacks on Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, his Muslim faith and his Egyptian heritage, repeatedly portraying the Michigan-born Democrat as sympathetic to Islamic extremism without offering any evidence for his allegations.

  14. MLive

    Trump attacks El-Sayed as extremist in Port Huron rally, calls Rogers perfect ‘apple pie’ (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    At historic Port Huron visit, president casts Michigan’s Senate race in stark terms while campaigning for Republican Mike Rogers.

  15. Just the News

    El-Sayed hits back at Trump: 'Senator Mohamed to you' (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Trump has, at times, referred to El-Sayed by his first name, or by his full middle name of Abdulrahman.

  16. Townhall

  17. Al Jazeera

    Trump dials up Islamophobia at Michigan Senate rally against Abdul El-Sayed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Al Jazeera looks at the key takeaways from the US president's campaign event in Michigan ahead of the midterm vote.

  18. CBS News

    Trump attacks El-Sayed over his faith, calls him "jihadist" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump is making his case for Republican candidates in Michigan; he spoke at a rally in Port Huron on Sunday ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump aims rhetoric at El-Sayed (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    PORT HURON, Mich. -- President Donald Trump escalated his attacks against Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday with rhetoric that questioned the Muslim candidate's loyalties to the U.S. and repeatedly tried to tie him to extremism, claims the Democrat has repeatedly denied and denounce…

  20. NPR

    Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President 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.

  21. West Hawaii Today

    Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists, comparing him to the 9/11 attackers while saying Democrats would let violent anti-American terrorists into the United States.

  22. Fox News

    Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens and more top headlines (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox.

  23. The Hill

    El-Sayed to Trump: 'I will be Senator Muhammad to you bro' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Sunday fired back at President Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric toward him, telling supporters that the president will be referring to him as "Senator Muhammad" if he wins in November.

  24. Newsweek

    Abdul El-Sayed Turns Muslim Attacks Back on Trump, Calls Out Qatari Jet (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "I don't care how he pronounces my name...he can just go on and call me senator after November," says El-Sayed

  25. The Guardian

    Trump intensifies anti-Muslim rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan rally – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The US president was condemned for remarks that questioned the senate candidate’s loyalty to the country What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter? Sign up for Breaking News US email A Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday has raised the possibility that the Trump administration …

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