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Trump attacks El-Sayed over his faith, calls him "jihadist"

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President Trump is making his case for Republican candidates in Michigan. He spoke at a rally in Port Huron on Sunday ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

During his speech at McMorran Place, the president said Michigan was built by "American patriots who shed their blood, sweat and tears." He praised Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan , as "one of the most respected men in Washington" and targeted Rogers' Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed.

"I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," Mr. Trump said.

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