Grand Rapids, United States, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate 'Mohammed'

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2026-10-08

A Muslim candidate for US Senate accused Donald Trump of "struggling" on Thursday after the president misnamed him "Mohammed" on social media amid increasingly bitter exchanges between the two men. Trump attacked the left-wing Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed on his Truth Social platform, baselessly accusing him of being a "Terrorist Sympathizer." El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins......

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