Rabia Iclal Turan
08 October 2026•Update: 08 October 2026
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a "RADICAL Extremist", while endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
"Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible Candidate for the Dumocrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is an extremely good one, Mohammed goes back to the days of the Jihad," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account.
He also called El-Sayed a "RADICAL Extremist, Terrorist Sympathizer, and no different from his best friend, America Hating Hasan Piker," referring to the left-wing political streamer.
"Mohammed’s Values are not exactly those of Michiganders, or those of our Great United States of America!" Trump wrote.
Trump gave Rogers his "COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT," saying the Republican candidate "will never let you down."
El-Sayed, a physician and former Wayne County health director, won the Democratic nomination in August, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens in a close primary.
He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018 and is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. If elected, he would be the first Muslim to serve in the US Senate.
He will face Rogers, a former congressman, in the Nov. 3 midterm elections for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.
Trump has repeatedly attacked El-Sayed since his primary win. El-Sayed brushed aside those attacks, saying Trump was "more interested in saying my name in an interesting way" than in solving Michigan's problems, and urging the president to focus on his affordability agenda.
"I invite the president to focus on what I'm saying. I want to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, and pass Medicare for all," El-Sayed said in an interview with CNN in August.
