President Donald Trump has accused Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, urging voters not to support him in a video posted on Truth Social. Trump called El-Sayed a "Muslim radical" and said he was a member of the Islamist organization, despite the candidate denying any connection to the group. "To the people of Michigan: Mohamed El-Sayed is bad news.
He's a Muslim Brotherhood member, even though he denies it," Trump said in the video posted on Thursday. "All you have to do is look at his past correspondence, and we cannot take a chance on having this guy be in the United States Senate." Trump went on to endorse Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, describing him as someone who would help "make America great again." He also accused El-Sayed of hating the United States, and urged Michigan voters not to elect him. "Mohammed is about making America terrible like it was just two years ago.
We were in the Dark Ages. Now we're in the Golden Age of America. Let's keep it that way," Trump said.
"Don't vote for Mohammed al-Sayed. He's not for us, and he hates our country." Newsweek has contacted El-Sayed's campaign for comment by email. The latest controversy follows the resurfacing of posts written by El-Sayed's half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, in 2012.
In one post, Abdelhadi wrote: "Had an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s while she was in college #respect." In another, she referred to her family as having long-standing connections to the organization. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied any personal or family ties to the organization, dismissing the claims as "hearsay." Abdelhadi's posts do not establish any connection between El-Sayed and the organization. The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist movement founded in Egypt in 1928.
Its status varies internationally, with some governments designating the organization or particular branches as terrorist groups, while others have not. In an interview with NBC that aired on Thursday, El-Sayed rejected the allegations and challenged the relevance of his half-sister's social media posts. We have no ties," he told NBC.
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