Crossfiled5 outlets · filed 14 October 2026
Trump links Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood: 'He's a con man'
Trump called Abdul El-Sayed "100% Muslim Brotherhood" as posts by the battleground Senate candidate's half-sister come under fresh scrutiny.
CBS News
What the coverage shows
The coverage converges on Abdul El-Sayed as the central figure in a heated Michigan Senate race, with CNN, CBS News and Fox News all foregrounding attacks from Trump or Vance. Fox News is the only outlet to highlight Trump’s “Muslim Brotherhood” and “con man” language, while CNN and CBS emphasize campaign-trail clashes and El-Sayed’s appearances with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The New York Times and Democracy Now! instead frame the story around Ocasio-Cortez campaigning with El-Sayed and what his candidacy means for Democrats.
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