Trump's increasingly wild rhetoric draws scrutiny
The gist
President Trump called Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and "Muslim Brotherhood member" at a Michigan rally.
The remarks land days before the Nov.
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2026Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and Democratic challenger Michael DeCillis discussed Trump's rhetoric before the Advance/SILive.com Editorial Board.
- Oct 25, 2026At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, Trump called El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a "Muslim Brotherhood member" and invoked the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, comparing stopping El-Sayed to the passengers who fought back on United Flight 93.
- Oct 25, 2026Trump said El-Sayed "would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate" and invited Todd Beamer's parents onto the stage.