Trump hits out at Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Sayed, says he hates Israel, Jewish people

Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, accusing him of harboring deep hatred for Israel and Jewish people. During a speech in Las Vegas, Trump declared, "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, and there's not a fricking thing he can do about it."

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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, and there's not a fricking thing he can do about it.

El-Sayed, a 41-year-old candidate, has faced scrutiny over his past criticisms of Israel. He has stated that criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza and its presence in the West Bank should not be conflated with antisemitism. In a recent interview, El-Sayed questioned the allocation of U.S. tax dollars to foreign military operations, stating, "I don't want to fund a foreign military that does genocide, apartheid, or has taken us to a war we don't need to fight." He emphasized his focus on using Michigan's resources for domestic needs like healthcare, schools, and infrastructure.

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I don't want to fund a foreign military that does genocide, apartheid, or has taken us to a war we don't need to fight.

El-Sayed also voiced opposition to the Iron Dome missile defense system, linking it to broader concerns about U.S. foreign aid. "I am against it, in large part because I just don't understand why anybody thinks it's the right thing to do to send our tax dollars abroad, to fund foreign militaries when our own kids barely get to go to schools that are functional," he said. Trump's remarks followed El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, positioning him against Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers in the upcoming November election. The president's intervention aims to counter progressive candidates amid voter frustration over the economy and the ongoing war with Iran.

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I believe our responsibility, though, more than anything else, is to use our tax money here in Michigan to provide healthcare in Michigan, in schools in Michigan, and roads in Michigan rather than to send it to a foreign government that might use it in the form of bombs and tanks to destroy infrastructure in schools and hospitals there.