Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at...
Politics

Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally

The Guardian World Monday 02 November 2026, 00:16 UTC By Roque Planas 1 min read
Key Points

President again took aim at progressive Senate candidate and lauded Haley Stevens for endorsing Mike RogersDonald Trump railed against Democratic US senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”. Trump’s comments aimed to influence a neck-and-neck race that will play an outsized role in determining which party controls the senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections.

President again took aim at progressive Senate candidate and lauded Haley Stevens for endorsing Mike Rogers

Donald Trump railed against Democratic US senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”.

Trump’s comments aimed to influence a neck-and-neck race that will play an outsized role in determining which party controls the senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Continue reading...
Trump (ORG) Abdul El-Sayed (PERSON) Iowa (LOCATION) Senate (ORG) Haley Stevens (PERSON) Mike RogersDonald Trump (PERSON) Democratic (ORG) US (LOCATION) Michigan (LOCATION)
Originally published by The Guardian World Read original →

Related Stories

Labor allegedly used threats and inflated costs to dictate Airport Rail Link

Allegations of intimidation and cost inflation on Melbourne Airport Rail Link made to royal commission In short: A submission to Victoria's construction royal commission alleges the government inflated costs and threatened to sack a senior public servant to get its preferred Airport Rail Link route over the line. Allegations published in The Age say the government added up to $4.6 billion of unnecessary tunnelling to a Maribyrnong route to make its preferred route via Sunshine more...

ABC Australia 12m ago

Tasmania might keep public transport free statewide

Transport Minister Kerry Vincent has now confirmed the government is in the process of working out whether it can afford to keep public transport free indefinitely. "The numbers have been fantastic with the growth in various areas," he said. "What we'd need to do is just weigh up the cost of that, how we operate Metro and our general access buses all around the state.

ABC Australia 24m ago

They voted for Trump last time. Now some are having second thoughts

US midterm elections could see key demographics that backed Donald Trump change their votes President Donald Trump was catapulted to the White House for a second term by a diverse, working-class coalition. Many people in this powerful bloc, from gen Z men to Latinos and evangelical Christians, backed the president's America First agenda in 2024. But two years into his second term, his approval ratings have plummeted and there are signs his support in these groups is crumbling.

ABC Australia 42m ago

Steelers poke fun at Browns with multiple dog-themed jabs to lead NFL Week 8 trolls

New month, same pettiness around the NFL, especially with divisional matchups. Those always seem to mean more, and the Pittsburgh Steelers made the most of their opportunity to troll after defeating the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Pittsburgh beat its AFC North rivals 27-6 in a strong defensive display.

ESPN 43m ago