Trump says Jews who support El-Sayed should be 'ashamed' of themselves

President Donald Trump said at a Michigan rally that Jewish voters supporting Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed should be 'ashamed of themselves.' Trump called El-Sayed a 'jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member' and accused him of being on the side of terrorists. El-Sayed, who opposes US military aid to Israel, is narrowly leading Republican Mike Rogers in polls. Former President Obama campaigned for El-Sayed in Detroit.

President Donald Trump, at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan on Sunday, said that any Jewish person who supports Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed should be 'ashamed of themselves' and that others should 'never speak to them again.' Trump called El-Sayed a 'jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member' who is 'on the side of the terrorists,' and said he would need a metal detector before entering the Senate. El-Sayed, a former public health official and staunch critic of Israel, opposes US military aid to Israel and has said Israel committed genocide in Gaza. He narrowly won the Democratic primary against pro-Israel Rep. Haley Stevens in August and is now narrowly leading Republican Mike Rogers in polls for a race that could determine Senate control. Trump also claimed he is polling at 99% in Israel, a figure not supported by a June JPPI poll showing declining trust. Former President Barack Obama campaigned for El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday. The article notes Trump's history of calling Jewish Democrat voters 'disloyal' and includes his anti-Muslim rhetoric about El-Sayed, who would be the first Muslim senator if elected.