The president of the United States, Donald Trump, lashed out this Sunday against the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed, whom he referred to as "jihadist" and accused of intending to "impose sharia" or Islamic law in the country.
"He is a jihadist, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a man who should never be able to be among the walls of our great and beautiful Capitol in Washington," Trump proclaimed in a message disseminated on social media. "Abdulrahman Mohamed El Sayed wants our country to go to sharia law. If he did, he would be the first to be judged!" he added.
Trump insisted that El Sayed "defends everything that is bad for our country" and recalled, during a rally in Michigan, his role in rescuing the auto industry, one of the economic pillars of the state.
Already on stage in Michigan, the president joked that El Sayed "would be the only senator who would have to go through a metal detector before being able to enter the Senate" and stated that any Jewish voter who supports him "should be ashamed."
Trump also associated El Sayed with the "communist agitator Hasan Piker," who claims that "the United States deserved 9/11." "He's a bad guy, right?" he said after showing a video with quotes from El Sayed taken out of context. "He's worse than me. I am a good person," he concluded.
With the midterm elections on November 3 approaching, polls give El Sayed a slight advantage over Congressman Mike Rogers in the race for the Michigan Senate seat.