Trump and Rogers Target El-Sayed Over Brotherhood
Donald Trump and Mike Rogers escalated attacks connecting Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed denied the claims, condemning the group while arguing the attacks rely on anti-Muslim tropes.
President Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers stepped up attacks over the weekend, attempting to link Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood. The claims center on resurfaced 2012 social media posts by El-Sayed's half-sister regarding their mother's college activism. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the allegations in town halls and media interviews.
Rogers called for El-Sayed to disavow the group during a campaign event Saturday afternoon at the Birch Run Speedway and Event Center, arguing the stance is central to the candidate's ideology. Trump released a video statement Saturday evening from the Oval Office, repeating the accusations and designating certain chapters of the organization as terror groups earlier in the year.
