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Trump says Abdul El-Sayed ‘hates Blacks and hates Jews’ in Election Day Truth Social posting binge

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Lubin, R. (2026, November 3). Trump says Abdul El-Sayed ‘hates Blacks and hates Jews’ in Election Day Truth Social posting binge. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-truth-social-abdul-el-sayed-midterms-b3078336.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-11-03 · by Rhian Lubin

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On Election Day, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social alleging that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed "hates Blacks and hates Jews," warning voters not to support him in the race against Republican Mike Rogers. In multiple posts between midnight and 8 a.m., Trump endorsed over seventy GOP candidates, criticizing both El-Sayed's stance on Israel and his opponent’s alleged favoritism from fellow Democrats. This comes amid controversy after Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Rogers, shocking party insiders and benefiting El-Sayed with significant campaign donations.
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On Election Day in 2026, President Donald Trump made controversial claims on Truth Social about Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, alleging that El-Sayed "hates Jews and hates Blacks." Trump also falsely claimed that a third-party candidate in the Alaska Senate race had disappeared. In the early morning hours, he posted more than 70 endorsements for Republican candidates. The posts came amid warnings from Democrats like El-Sayed, who responded to such attacks by stating that high grocery prices were being unfairly linked to Ramadan. El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim U.S. senator if elected.

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📰 Trump Attacks El-Sayed On Truth Social
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“Article A describes an incident where a far-right provocateur is shouting anti-Muslim obscenities outside a rally, while Article B reports on President Trump's posts on Truth Social attacking Abdul El-Sayed. These are different specific incidents occurring at different times.”
New York Post
Hedges 5 of 33 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different occurrences involving Abdul El-Sayed, one at Islamic centers with extremist rhetoric and the other regarding President Trump's claims about El-Sayed on Truth Social.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 36 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different events occurring on different dates, with distinct actors (Charles E. Williams II and President Donald Trump) making separate statements about Abdul El-Sayed.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 20 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different events, with Article A focusing on Mayor Mamdani's defense of Abdul El-Sayed against racism allegations and Article B reporting President Trump's social media posts attacking El-Sayed.”
The Guardian
Hedges 1 of 19 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different instances of Trump's rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed, with Article A covering an Iowa rally and Article B covering Election Day Truth Social posts.”
The Guardian
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 2 of 47 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different instances of Trump attacking El-Sayed, with Article A referring to an attack at a rally on Sunday while Article B details posts on Truth Social on Election Day.”
CBS News
Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 65/100
“The articles describe different instances of rhetoric about Abdul El-Sayed, with one focusing on comments by Sen. Bernie Sanders and the other on statements made by President Trump.”
CBS News
Hedges 1 of 29 claims Outlet record 65/100
“The articles discuss different instances of rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed, with Article A focusing on Sanders' reaction to GOP rhetoric and Article B reporting specifically on Trump's Truth Social posts.”
New York Post
⚖️ Leans strongly right Hedges 2 of 25 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different statements made by President Trump on separate days, not the same specific incident.”
Al Jazeera
⚖️ Leans strongly right Hedges 6 of 18 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different specific events occurring on separate days with distinct content and platforms used.”
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🔮 Republicans are bracing for a tough night ahead as it appears the president could be on track to lose major gains he made with two key groups of voters in 2024 - young people and Latinos, Politico reports.
🔮 She will get punished plenty,” another lawmaker told the outlet.
🔮 Some polls are open for Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections, which will decide majority control of Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
🔮 “Only fools would vote for him in the Michigan race for the U.S. Senate!
🔮 Her attorney, Peter Ticktin, separately told MSNOW that Trump should be ready to “enter an emergency order that basically would be tantamount to martial law.”
🔮 President Donald Trump is set to deliver his “closing argument” to midterm voters at the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. - a site dogged by the administration’s botched repair job.
🔮 She called up Rogers and asked if she could attend church with him instead, in a dramatic end to the months-long tension.
🔮 But the accounts themselves will still exist.
🔮 Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has joined MAGA figures in peddling Elon Musk’s conspiracy theories ahead of the midterms, including an alleged plot to change the Supreme Court that would render America a “permanent one-party state.”
🔮 The election forecaster revealed his new figures on The Argument YouTube show.
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Trump PERSON · 9× El-Sayed PERSON · 6× Michigan GPE · 5× Senate ORG · 5× Stevens PERSON · 4× Democrat NORP · 3× Mike Rogers PERSON · 3× Abdul El-Sayed PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 2× Jews NORP · 2×

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El-Sayed, who will become the first Muslim U.S. senator if he is elected, has turned Trump’s attacks on his faith back on the president. “You look at how high our grocery prices have come, I think he's trying to impose Ramadan on everybody else,” El-Sayed quipped at an October campaign event.
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🔮 “Only fools would vote for him in the Michigan race for the U.S. Senate!

Claims (23 extracted, 4 hedged)

President Donald Trump went on a Truth Social posting binge in the early hours of Election Day, including claiming that Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “hates Jews and hates Blacks.” asserted
nominee → go → Blacks
The president then fired off more than 70 endorsements for GOP candidates in the span of an hour. asserted
president → fire → hour
“Abdul El-Sayed Hates Jews and Hates Blacks. asserted
Sayed → hat → Blacks
Don’t feel bad, he also Hates Whites,” a post from Trump’s Truth Social account at 12.52 a.m. read. asserted
post → feel → a.m.
“Only fools would vote for him in the Michigan race for the U.S. Senate! asserted
fools → vote → Senate
He will, 100%, do you in!” asserted
He → do → you
At 1:12 a.m., Trump posted about the Senate race in Alaska, where Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is up against Democrat Mary Peltola, alongside a second candidate listed as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. “FAKE ALASKA CANDIDATE DANIAL J. SULLIVAN, JR., IS MISSING IN ACTION!” Trump posted. asserted
Trump → post → ACTION
“HE HAS TOTALLY DISAPPEARED, GONE! asserted
HE → disappear → ?
NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND HIM. asserted
NOBODY → find → HIM
MAYBE HE HAS BEEN “KIDNAPPED” BY THE CORRUPT DUMOCRAT LAWYERS???” asserted
HE → maybe → LAWYERS
Trump didn’t post again until around 7 a.m., when his account issued more rapid endorsements for Republicans, who looked set for a difficult 24 hours. asserted
who → post → hours
According to Roll Call’s database, the president posted 71 times between 7 and 8 a.m. Natalie Harp, Trump’s special White House assistant, often posts on Truth Social on the president’s behalf. uncertain
Harp → accord → behalf
Last week he dictated a 1,300 rant about comedian Bill Maher to her aboard Air Force One. asserted
he → dictate → Force
The latest New York Times-Siena poll had El-Sayed 10 points ahead of Republican Mike Rogers at 53 percent to 42 percent. asserted
poll → have → percent
Trump has seized on the controversy in Michigan’s Senate race after Democratic Representative Haley Stevens shocked the party by endorsing Rogers over El-Sayed, who narrowly beat her in the August primary. asserted
who → seize → primary
At the heart of the “deeply personal” conflict between the two Democrats is their opposing views on Israel, and Stevens feeling shut out of El-Sayed’s campaign, according to reports. uncertain
Stevens → oppose → reports
“Wow, this is BIG,” Trump reacted Sunday. asserted
Trump → react → ?
“Stevens, a Highly Respected Democrat, who narrowly lost in the Primary to Abdul Mohamed El-Sayed, and who has been breathlessly wined and dined by the Dumocrats to help in their Michigan Campaign for the United States Senate against Mike Rogers, has just ENDORSED Mike Rogers for Senate!” asserted
who → lose → Senate
Trump said that Stevens would be welcomed to the Republican Party. asserted
Stevens → say → Party
The president has smeared El-Sayed as a “jihadist” and referred to him as “Abdul Ramadan” at his rallies and online, posting about him more than 40 times, according to Roll Call. uncertain
president → smear → Call
El-Sayed, who will become the first Muslim U.S. senator if he is elected, has turned Trump’s attacks on his faith back on the president. “You look at how high our grocery prices have come, I think he's trying to impose Ramadan on everybody else,” El-Sayed quipped at an October campaign event. asserted
Sayed → become → event
Stevens’ endorsement of Rogers has resulted in a $2.4 million windfall for El-Sayed’s campaign. asserted
endorsement → result → campaign
The progressive Democrat received more than 65,000 individual donations Sunday, nearly half from first-time donors, according to campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak. uncertain
Democrat → receive → Wozniak
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