Trump and Vance Attack El-Sayed in Michigan as Stevens's Fiancé Backs Rogers
Photo: TruthoutPresident Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance escalated their attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the campaign's final week. Trump called him a jihadist during a Monday visit, and Vance spoke at a Tuesday rally in Howell. Trump said he came to keep a Muslim Brotherhood member out of the Senate and that electing El-Sayed would bring so much terrorism that people could not have Christmas. Vance told reporters before the rally that El-Sayed traffics in anti-white racial hate and warned of unrest like this month's protests in France. Asked at Joint Base Andrews whether El-Sayed is a jihadist, Vance said he has weird friends and has said crazy things, but that he did not know what was in the man's heart. On Wednesday, Jason Turkish, fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens, El-Sayed's former primary rival, said he will vote for Republican Mike Rogers, citing El-Sayed's rhetoric on Jews and Israel. El-Sayed said it was Turkish's choice. Polls show a tight race.
Right-leaning outlets split the story in two. The Washington Examiner's column examines Trump's jihadist label and Vance's hedged answer, noting the label seemed a step beyond even this race's heated rhetoric. The Daily Wire frames Turkish's switch as a Democrat's breaking point, with his quotes about threats to Jews and the Republican Jewish Coalition event with Ted Cruz. Left-leaning Mother Jones calls the rally a bigoted pitch in a town it labels the state's KKK capital, linking Vance's words to Trump's Islamophobia and quoting his France comparison. CNN looks at the Democratic rift instead, reporting that El-Sayed and Stevens have not spoken in months. Both sides report the Trump and Vance remarks, but the right quotes Vance's more cautious answer while the left stresses his rally rhetoric. Alternative outlets add distinct angles: Truthout cites a poll showing 95 percent of Democrats backing El-Sayed, while The Hill reports Turkish's endorsement.
How the sides differ Right sources focus on Trump's and Vance's jihadist remarks and Turkish's defection; left sources stress the bigotry of the attacks and Democratic strain; alternative sources cite polling showing Democratic unity.
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Mother Jones leads with Vance's Howell rally remarks and Trump's earlier comments, framing them as bigoted. CNN focuses on the lack of contact between El-Sayed and Stevens in a tight race.
Truthout leads with a poll showing 95 percent of Democrats backing El-Sayed and 4 percent backing Rogers. The Hill reports Turkish's support for Rogers and his antisemitism accusation.
The Washington Examiner dissects Trump's jihadist label and Vance's hedged answer to its reporter. The Daily Wire centers on Turkish's defection, quoting his concerns about El-Sayed's rhetoric toward Jews and Israel.