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Trump attacks El-Sayed's Muslim faith at Michigan Senate rally
President Donald Trump attacked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Muslim faith and Egyptian heritage at a Sunday campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, calling him a "jihadist."[11, 12, 18] Trump said El-Sayed "should not be allowed to serve in our Senate" and would "invite hordes of jihadis to our shores," according to Breitbart and The New York Times.[9, 18] Bloomberg reported Trump repeatedly portrayed the Michigan-born El-Sayed as sympathetic to Islamic extremism without offering evidence for his allegations.[11]
El-Sayed is locked in a dead heat against Republican Mike Rogers, according to NBC News.[13] At a rally in Grand Rapids, El-Sayed fired back, telling supporters Trump will be calling him "Senator Mohamed" if he wins in November.[17, 22]
Rogers said on "Meet the Press" that he never called El-Sayed a "terrorist."[16] Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Michigan Democrats a day earlier and warned of division, according to Salon.[6]
Why it matters Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers publicly distanced himself from the attacks, telling NBC's "Meet the Press" he never called El-Sayed a "terrorist."[16]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 24 rated outlets that covered it, 10 are left of center (2 of them in the Left group), 7 are center and 7 are right of center (6 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.
- Left: Truthout (−2.23), Mother Jones (−1.71).
- Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), Salon (−1.20), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13).
Not rated Al Jazeera. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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