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1. 3 Oct 29 8:13 AM

   Guardian traces 'Muslim Brotherhood' claim to Laura Loomer, calls it false

   A Guardian review found the 2012 letter El-Sayed signed makes no mention of the Muslim Brotherhood and instead supported Egypt's pro-democracy movement; the false 'pledge' framing originated with Loomer in 2018 and has since been amplified by Rogers, Trump, Ted Cruz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

   “makes no reference to the Muslim Brotherhood…”

   • ▶Associated Press
     El-Sayed hits back at Trump: ‘We’re going to make him call me senator’ video · YouTube · 6d ago
   • ▶CNN
     Trump continues attacks on Abdul El-Sayed video · YouTube · 8d ago
   1. 2 outlets How Laura Loomer and Trump allies amplified ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ lie dogging Abdul El-Sayed

      first by Guardian US, 10d ago · also Guardian

   2. 1 outlet Trump Calls El-Sayed 'Jihadist Muslim Brotherhood Member'

      first by Breitbart, 12d ago

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     According to @politifact.bsky.social in a rally on October 15, 2026 Donald Trump stated "He's a Muslim radical. He's a Muslim Brotherhood member." He then explicitly said: "Don't vote for Mohamed El-Sayed." @cnn.com here’s your own transcript of the event. prod.transcripts.

     frausherri.bsky.socialBluesky9d ago5▲view on Bluesky ↗

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     In 2008, John McCain told a supporter that Barack Obama was a decent man she had no reason to fear. On Sunday, the President of the United States stood on a Michigan stage while a speaker told the crowd that a birth certificate doesn’t make you an American. We have traveled a long way from decency in a short time. The question is whether fear…

     georgetakei@universeodon.comMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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     Open bigotry toward Muslims is not just a way to get ahead in President Donald Trump’s Republican Party. Increasingly, it seems to be the purpose of Trump’s Republican Party.

     motherjonesmag@threads.netMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗

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2. 2 Oct 28 9:00 AM

   HuffPost documents Republican Islamophobic pattern in Michigan race

   HuffPost reported that Trump and Republicans 'from Trump down' have increasingly relied on Islamophobic tropes to try to defeat El-Sayed before the midterms.

   “I’m here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator.”

   1. 1 outlet Trump, Republicans Lean Into Islamophobic Tropes In Michigan Senate Race

      first by HuffPost, 11d ago

   2. 1 outlet In Islamophobic rant, Trump seeks to stir Republican base in Michigan

      first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 12d ago

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4. 1 Oct 26

   Trump repeats attacks, suggests daily metal-detector checks

   On a Monday Michigan trip Trump again called El-Sayed a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member, referred to him as 'Mohamed,' and proposed daily metal-detector testing if he is elected.

   “I call him Muhammed…”

   1. 2 outlets Trump Voters May Help Abdul El-Sayed Defeat Mike Rogers in Michigan

      first by Newsweek, 10d ago · also Washington Examiner

      1 more headline

      • Trump, Vance, and the ‘jihadist’ el Sayed Washington Examiner · 10d ago

   2. 1 outlet first by Times of India, 11d ago · read ↗

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     At Sunday night's rally, Trump compared Abdul El-Sayed to a 9/11 hijacker and suggested that his victory would mean canceling Christmas. And he isn't the only one peddling islamophobia before the midterms.

     motherjonesmag@threads.netMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗
5. backgroundOct 25

   Trump calls El-Sayed a 'jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member' in Michigan — At a Port Huron rally of roughly 4,000 supporters, Trump called El-Sayed a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member, said he would need to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate, warned of 'jihadists' flooding the country, and told Jewish voters backing El-Sayed they 'should be ashamed.'

6. backgroundOct 21

   Rogers escalates claim in debate and closing TV ad — In the final Senate debate Rogers accused El-Sayed of asking Egypt's Morsi to defund police there too; a subsequent Rogers TV ad said El-Sayed 'has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood' and 'publicly supported these terrorists,' showing his image over Hamas footage.

7. backgroundOct 15

   El-Sayed disavows Muslim Brotherhood after viral confrontation — A Republican operative posing as a voter asked El-Sayed on camera whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood; he agreed and compared the fearmongering to attacks on John F. Kennedy's Catholicism in 1960.

8. backgroundAug 1

   Rogers opens campaign with Muslim Brotherhood claim against El-Sayed — Republican nominee Mike Rogers began restating Laura Loomer's 2018 claim that a 2012 letter El-Sayed signed was a pledge of support for the Muslim Brotherhood.