Trump attacks ‘full of s**t’ Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after progressive’s primary win

Trump attacks ‘full of s**t’ Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after progressive’s primary win The president accused El-Sayed of being part of a wave of Democratic ‘communists’ who would harm America if elected - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments President Donald Trump slammed Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed during a speech on Wednesday in Las Vegas after the Democrat notched a primary win in a closely watched race. The president accused El-Sayed of being part of a wave of a “communists” who would bring “squalor” and “death” to America. “When I watch Abdul, he's full of s***,” Trump told a crowd at the Red Rock Casino Resort. El-Sayed is not a communist, but rather a progressive who is campaigning on issues including Medicare for all and removing corporate money from politics. Elsewhere in his remarks, Trump accused El-Sayed, who has been critical of the U.S. supporting Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, of being hateful and antisemitic. “Put him in office, you're going to find out what he loves,” Trump said. “He doesn't love Israel. He doesn't love Jewish people. He hates them. He hates them with a passion that burns in his heart.” The Independent has contacted the El-Sayed campaign for comment. The Michigan primary race was a key target of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group whose super PAC spent an estimated $32 million spreading the message that El-Sayed was pursuing a “radical anti-Israel agenda.” El-Sayed, a former public health official, has argued U.S. money would be better spent on domestic priorities like healthcare than on supporting Israel’s military. In a victory speech on Wednesday after his primary win over Rep. Haley Stevens, El-Sayed thanked Jewish supporters of his campaign and affirmed his commitment to representing people of all faiths in Michigan. “To all of my sisters and brothers of the Jewish faith, or any faith at all, or no faith at all, I want you to know that my commitment to your safety, my commitment to Jewish safety, is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters,” he said. He added that he had been “listening to sisters and brothers who said, ‘I want to join this movement because AIPAC doesn’t speak for me, because I understand that self-determination for one people does not require the quenching of self-determination for another people.” This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments