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Trump links Muslim Senate candidate to 9/11 attackers

During a campaign rally in Michigan, Donald Trump urged voters to oppose Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, whom he accused of being an extremist. Trump compared El-Sayed to the 9/11 attackers and stated that Democrats would allow "jihadists" and "Muslim Brotherhood members" into the United States. El-Sayed, if elected, would be the first Muslim to serve in the US Senate. AI

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Trump links Muslim Senate candidate to 9/11 attackers

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Trump cites 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed

    US President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists, comparing him to the September 11 attackers while saying Democrats would let violent anti-American terrorists into the United States. “I’m h…