What did Trump say about Abdul El-Sayed at his Michigan rally for Mike Rogers?

At a Michigan event for Senate candidate Mike Rogers, Trump called Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, said Jewish supporters should be ashamed, and claimed El-Sayed would need a metal detector to enter the Senate. A Flight 93 victim's father on stage called Democrats local terrorists. The Pod Save America hosts call it bigotry that puts El-Sayed's safety at risk.

• On Meet the Press, Rogers said he had never called El-Sayed a terrorist.
• The hosts note Rogers had endorsed a Dave Portnoy post calling El-Sayed a terrorist.

▸In their words

“I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator.” Donald Trump · at 24:25 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Pod Save America (2026-10-27). Read the whole episode summary →

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