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Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate, alleges terror ties

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Donald Trump mistakenly referred to Michigan senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as 'Mohammed' during a campaign event. Trump also baselessly accused El-Sayed, an Arab American, of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. El-Sayed, who is running for a crucial US Senate seat, criticized Trump's actions as a distraction from his policies. AI

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Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate, alleges terror ties

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 (ET) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Mohammed’

    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 …

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