Trump accuses Michigan Senate candidate of Muslim Brotherhood ties

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 04:20 · Archive

Donald Trump claims Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, designated a terrorist organisation by the United States. El-Sayed denies the allegation, telling NBC's Meet the Press that neither he nor his family have ties to the group.

The New York Post reports that El-Sayed's half-sister, professor Eman Abdelhadi of the University of Chicago, has spoken publicly about their family's Brotherhood connections. In 2012, Abdelhadi posted online about their mother, Fatten Elkomy: 'Had an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s.' The Post also states that Elkomy worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency, which the US Treasury Department designated as a terrorist organisation in 2004.

The Post further reports that El-Sayed's father-in-law, Jukaku Tayeb, a founding committee member of the Islamic Society of North America, has donated $200,000 to El-Sayed's campaign, and that El-Sayed has received similar six-figure donations from current or former Council on American-Islamic Relations officials.

How it is being reported

• Trump plays Muslim Brotherhood card against Senate candidate El-SayedPresident Donald Trump says Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.Al Jazeera · 15 Oct, 03:54
• Why a Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed has Capitol Hill running scaredAs a US senator, El-Sayed would pose a massive threat to American national security: He’s running as a thinly veiled Trojan horse on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamism it embodies.New York Post · 15 Oct, 00:08

In this story: Abdul El-Sayed · Donald Trump · Michigan · Muslim Brotherhood · Eman Abdelhadi · Fatten Elkomy

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