# Gretchen Whitmer asked whether ‘hidden xenophobia’ will affect midterm elections

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gretchen-whitmer-asked-whether-hidden-xenophobia-will-affect-midterm-elections/
- Published: 2026-10-27T01:23:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:20:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/gretchen-whitmer-asked-whether-hidden-xenophobia-affect-midterm-elections
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Whitmer says Trump and Rogers may be cultivating xenophobia.
- She calls Trump’s attacks on El-Sayed dangerous.
- The candidates have clashed over the economy and alleged family ties.

## Summary

MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander asked Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer whether Republicans were trying to exploit xenophobia ahead of the midterm elections. Whitmer said she believed Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers hoped such prejudice existed and were trying to cultivate it, adding that Trump’s attacks on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed were dangerous.

Whitmer also argued that Republicans were diverting attention from the cost of living, which she said had risen because of the administration’s decisions. Trump and Rogers have criticised El-Sayed over alleged family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood; the White House said Trump was calling out extremists it accused of fostering division and violence. Whitmer’s office and both campaigns had not immediately responded to requests for comment.

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