Key facts
- President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as Mohammed.
- Trump baselessly accused El-Sayed of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser.”
- El-Sayed, an Arab American, is running for a Michigan senate seat.
- El-Sayed stated that Trump “knows my name.”
- El-Sayed accused Trump of using his name and faith to distract from other issues.
US President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser.”
El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber in midterm polls, responded that Trump “knows my name.” El-Sayed accused Trump of using his name and faith to distract from other issues.
