Trump links Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood: 'He's a con man'

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Casiano, L. (2026, October 15). Trump links Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood: 'He's a con man'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-links-michigan-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayed-muslim-brotherhood-con-man

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President Donald Trump accused Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being connected to the Muslim Brotherhood during remarks at the White House, despite El-Sayed denying any such ties. Republicans have scrutinized El-Sayed based on social media posts by his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi, who claims their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. El-Sayed argues that opponents are using anti-Muslim rhetoric rather than addressing his policy positions, calling it a divisive tactic aimed at exploiting voters' biases.
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Story summary

President Donald Trump accused Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood during a lunch at the White House Rose Garden on October 15, 2026. El-Sayed, running as a Democrat for the Senate seat, denies any ties to the group despite scrutiny over social media posts made by his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi in 2012, which suggested their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the 1970s. The Muslim Brotherhood is widely supported across the Middle East for its charitable work but is designated as a terrorist organization by the US government. El-Sayed maintains that such claims are an attempt to divert attention from his policy positions and engage in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

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“The articles describe different events involving separate statements or allegations made against Abdul El-Sayed by Mike Rogers and his allies versus a statement from President Trump.”
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Topics

Democratic Michigan Muslim Brotherhood Senate the Muslim Brotherhood

Subjects

El-Sayed PERSON · 4× the Muslim Brotherhood ORG · 4× Muslim Brotherhood ORG · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× Abdelhadi PERSON · 2× Michigan GPE · 2× Abdul El-Sayed PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Senate ORG · 1×

Narrative

"Had an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s while she was in college #respect," Abdelhadi wrote in a 2012 post on X. In another 2012 social media post, she wrote: "My family has long been MB, but I've always felt that it has navigated the political sphere poorly/destructively."
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2026-10-15 · Fox News
Trump links Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood: 'He's a con man' · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

President Donald Trump on Thursday linked Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood amid scrutiny over his alleged family ties to the Islamist organization. asserted
Trump → link → organization
"He's a Muslim Brotherhood guy, 100%," Trump said during a lunch in the White House Rose Garden. asserted
Trump → say → Garden
How about having him be on the Senate Intelligence Committee? asserted
him → have → Committee
El-Sayed has come under scrutiny from Republicans over social media posts made by his half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, alleging their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the 1970s. asserted
mother → come → 1970s
He has denied any family connections to the group. asserted
He → deny → group
During a recent interview with NBC's Meet the Press, El-Sayed rejected the assertions when asked to set the record straight. asserted
Sayed → reject → record
"I have no ties; we have no ties," El-Sayed said. asserted
Sayed → have → ties
He accused political opponents of engaging in anti-Muslim rhetoric rather than addressing his policy positions. asserted
He → accuse → positions
"[Opponent Mike Rogers'] only strategy is to point to me and my name and my faith and to say that we're different, and that you should suspect people simply because they are different than you in how they pray," he said. asserted
he → point → you
However, according to Abdelhadi, their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood. uncertain
mother → accord → Brotherhood
"Had an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s while she was in college #respect," Abdelhadi wrote in a 2012 post on X. In another 2012 social media post, she wrote: "My family has long been MB, but I've always felt that it has navigated the political sphere poorly/destructively." asserted
it → have → sphere
During his remarks, Trump said he looked forward to visiting Michigan to "expose this fraud that's running." asserted
that → say → fraud
He's a con man," Trump said. asserted
Trump → say → ?
Fox News Digital has reached out to El-Sayed's campaign for comment. asserted
Digital → reach → comment
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