# Trump targets Michigan Senate hopeful El-Sayed with security screening demand

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-vows-to-make-jihadist-abdul-el-sayed-go-through-metal-detectors-in-senate-if-he-wins/
- Published: 2026-10-25T21:13:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T21:22:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16237749/Trump-Muslim-jihadist-Abdul-El-Sayed-metal-detector-Senate.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump said El-Sayed should face a metal detector if elected.
- El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee in a toss-up Michigan Senate race.
- His alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties have become a campaign issue.

## Summary

President Donald Trump said Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s US Senate seat, should have to pass through a metal detector if elected, calling him a “jihadist” and alleging ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The remarks matter because members of Congress generally bypass public security screening at the Capitol, and Trump singled out El-Sayed on the basis of claims about his politics and Muslim background.

Trump made the comments at a rally in Port Huron, less than two weeks before the midterm elections, after El-Sayed campaigned in Detroit with former President Barack Obama. The article says the Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers is rated a toss-up; El-Sayed, whose parents emigrated from Egypt, supports policies including Medicare for All and could become the first Muslim US senator. Rogers has also questioned his alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties, while the US has designated some branches of the organisation as terrorist groups.

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