Trump Labels Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed 'Radical Extremist' in Social Media Post
US President Donald Trump called Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a 'radical extremist' on October 8, 2026, while supporting Republican candidate Mike Rogers. The remarks, posted on Trump's Truth Social account, included accusations that El-Sayed 'goes back to the days of jihad' and 'sympathizes with terrorism.'
Where Sources Diverge
The exact phrasing of Trump's statements varied slightly across the three Adnkronos articles, with differences in the names used (e.g., 'Mohammed' vs. 'Mohamed' vs. 'Mohammed') and the specific references to Hasan Piker.
Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for Democrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is an excellent candidate, Mohammed goes back to the days of jihad.
Mohamed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for the Democrats. His opponent, Mike Rogers, is a great candidate, but Mohamed goes back to the era of jihad.
Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for the Democrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is a great candidate, Mohammed dates back to the days of Jihad.
The articles used slightly different names for the political streamer, with one referring to 'Hasan Piker' and another to 'Hassan Piker'.
no different from his best friend, Hasan Piker, who hates America
no different from his close friend Hassan Piker, who hates America
The exact date of publication varied slightly across the three articles, with the earliest being October 8, 2026, at 13:36:44 and the latest at 13:36:51.
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The articles used slightly different phrasing for the description of El-Sayed's political stance, with one referring to 'sympathizes with terrorism' and another to 'sympathizer of terrorism'.
a radical extremist who sympathizes with terrorism
an extremist and a sympathizer of terrorism
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(Adnkronos) - US President Donald Trump criticized Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, calling him 'an extremist' while simultaneously supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. 'Mohamed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for the Democrats. His opponent, Mike Rogers, is a great candidate, but Mohamed goes back to the era of jihad,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social account, stating that El-Sayed is 'an extremist and a sympathizer of terrorism, and he is no different from his close friend Hassan Piker, who hates America,' and mentioned left-wing political streamers.
(Adnkronos) - US President Donald Trump called Abdul El-Saied, the Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, 'a radical extremist,' while supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. 'Mohammed El-Saied is a terrible candidate for Democrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is an excellent candidate, Mohammed goes back to the days of jihad,' wrote Trump in a post on his Truth Social account, calling El-Saied 'a radical extremist who sympathizes with terrorism and is no different from his best friend, Hasan Piker, who hates America,' referring to the left-wing political streamer.
(Adnkronos) - US President Donald Trump has called Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, a "radical extremist," while endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. "Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for the Democrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is a great candidate, Mohammed dates back to the days of Jihad," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account, calling El-Sayed a "radical extremist, a sympathizer of terrorism, and no different from his best friend, Hasan Piker, who hates America," referring to the left-wing political streamer.