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- U.S. President Donald Trump called Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “Mohammed El-Sayed” in an Oct. 7 post, sparking racism accusations.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the remarks bigoted and said El-Sayed remains a viable Michigan contender.
- Michigan Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) called Trump’s comments bigoted and urged Republican Mike Rogers to denounce them.
- Rogers’ spokeswoman Alyssa Brouillet said the race centers on El-Sayed’s “extreme ideas” and high-tax agenda, not his name.