Overview
- On Sunday President Trump told a Port Huron rally crowd that Abdul El‑Sayed is a “jihadist” and a “Muslim Brotherhood” member and said El‑Sayed should undergo metal-detector screening if elected to the Senate.
- Rogers, speaking the same day on NBC’s Meet the Press, repeated his allegations about El‑Sayed’s ties but said he has “never” called him a terrorist and declined to directly identify as a MAGA Republican.
- El‑Sayed has repeatedly denied any links to the Muslim Brotherhood, disavowed extremism, and drew high‑profile support from Barack Obama at a rally the day before in Detroit.
- Polls show the Michigan race narrowly divided with both campaigns and outside groups ramping up ads and field efforts, and turnout by Jewish, Black and suburban voters likely to decide the outcome.
- Coverage of the attacks divides along partisan lines and rests largely on decade‑old posts and a 2012 letter, with fact‑checking and reporting to date producing no public evidence directly tying El‑Sayed himself to the Muslim Brotherhood.