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Michigan Senate race: Trump and Harris endorse candidates

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The Michigan Senate race to succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters has intensified following a formal endorsement of Republican nominee Mike Rogers by Donald Trump. Trump described Rogers, a former FBI special agent and Army veteran, as a “proud defender of our country” who would support the Michigan auto industry and tax cuts. Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded by labeling Rogers a “sock puppet” of the president. El-Sayed’s campaign has faced significant scrutiny regarding his background. He has faced repeated allegations concerning potential ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, stemming from social media posts by his ~~half-sister~~ half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, and reports regarding his biological ~~mother.~~ mother, Fatten Elkomy, who was named in federal documents related to the Islamic American Relief Agency. During a town hall in Caro, Michigan, El-Sayed explicitly disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood and criticized suggestions of ‘dual loyalty’ to the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, critics have targeted a 2011 research paper he co-authored at Columbia University regarding birth outcomes among Arab-American women, characterizing the study as having eugenicist implications. In response to these attacks, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has defended El-Sayed, calling allegations regarding his family ties “racist very clearly,” and transferred $1 million to the Abdul for Michigan Victory Fund. Meanwhile, the race has seen shifts in voter coalitions; more than 400 Jewish Democrats and independents issued an open letter supporting Rogers, stating they feel “threatened and alienated” by El-Sayed’s politics and citing concerns over his “expression of implacable hatred of the world’s only Jewish nation.” While El-Sayed maintains a narrow lead in recent polling, the race remains highly competitive.

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