Trump called Democratic candidates "jihadists" ahead of the U.S. election
U.S. President Donald Trump, while speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, called the Democratic Party candidates in the midterm elections “jihadists.” This came after Abdul El-Sayyed—a Muslim and the son of Egyptian immigrants—won the Democratic primary in Michigan.
Trump did not name a specific candidate during his conversation with reporters, but later focused on El-Sayed. On the social media platform Truth Social, the president shared a photo of the Democratic candidate against the backdrop of a gathering that included two women wearing headscarves. The caption claimed that they allegedly sought to take over the home and property of the post’s recipient.
Last week, Trump also called the primary winner a hater of Jews and Israel and claimed that he would bring filth, crime, death, destruction, and shame. In addition, the president made derogatory remarks about people of Somali descent in the U.S.
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According to Al Jazeera English, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy national director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, stated that Trump’s anti-Islamic rhetoric puts Muslim officials at risk. He said such rhetoric contributes to an increase in the number of complaints about anti-Muslim bias recorded by the organization.
Other Republicans have also joined in the attacks. South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace wrote on social media that every Muslim in public office in the U.S. is a “Trojan horse” and a threat to national security. Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville called El-Sayyid a terrorist and a radical Islamist.
El-Sayyed responded on CNN to a post by Trump, who had compared a photo of the president and First Lady Melania Trump to a photo of the candidate and his wife, psychiatrist Sara Jukaku. The candidate said that he and his wife love each other and joked about the presidential couple’s relationship. There were less than 90 days left until the U.S. midterm elections: the vote will determine the composition of all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 seats in the Senate.
