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Trump rallies in Port Huron, Michigan, attacks Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

At a Sunday rally in Port Huron, Michigan, ahead of the midterms, President Trump attacked Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties and also criticised Norway and Rep. Ilhan Omar. All three outlets covering it lean right.

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Right · 2President Donald Trump held a campaign rally on Sunday 25 October 2026 at the McMorran Place arena in Port Huron, Michigan, less than two weeks before the midterm elections. Right · 1Breitbart described a capacity crowd, with attendees in line at daybreak, and said the event is believed to be the first visit by a sitting president to St. Clair County, citing a MIRS News reporter. Right · 2The visit came a day after former President Barack Obama appeared in Detroit with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan; Trump claimed his rally was better attended.

Right · 1Trump said he was there to keep what he called a "Jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member" from becoming a senator, and said El-Sayed would have to go through a metal detector before entering the Senate, according to the Daily Mail. Right · 1The Daily Mail noted that members of Congress bypass Capitol security screening by showing member pins, and that other Muslim members such as Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar do not face higher screening than colleagues. Right · 1El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants who could become the first Muslim US senator, campaigns on ideas such as Medicare for All; Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up against Republican Mike Rogers.

Right · 1At a debate the previous Wednesday, Rogers repeated the Muslim Brotherhood accusation; El-Sayed called it "really quite beneath you", and Rogers also criticised him for not condemning Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Right · 2Breitbart called El-Sayed a "Muslim Socialist with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood" in its own voice, while the Daily Mail attributed the Brotherhood description to Trump and Rogers. Right · 1Trump's speech was briefly interrupted by a protester, whom he called "paid" $250; he asked law enforcement to remove the person.

Right · 1Trump also called for Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign, claiming her name is not Ilhan Omar; the Daily Mail said Justice Department filings used the name "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi", while Omar insists her name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. Right · 1He praised Massad Boulos and former Hamtramck mayor Amer Ghalib for helping him win Michigan in 2024, and singer Nicki Minaj appeared on stage to endorse him. Right · 1In remarks reported by Reuters, Trump also called Norway a "shit house country" and said Norwegian immigrants were not welcome because he had not received the Nobel Peace Prize; Reuters noted no sign of a new official policy, and that Norway's foreign ministry and the Nobel committee had not immediately commented.

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Left7 outlets

No left outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.

Centre6 outlets

No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.

Right9 outlets

Framing
Outlets on the right covered the rally from three angles: Breitbart as a show of enthusiasm for Trump, the Daily Mail as a detailed account of his attacks on El-Sayed and others, and Arab News (Reuters copy) through his remarks on Norway.
Emphasis
Crowd size and devotion (Breitbart); Trump's rhetoric on El-Sayed, Omar and protesters with some context and rebuttals (Daily Mail); the Norway comments (Reuters via Arab News).
Leaves out or plays down
No left or centre outlets covered the story. Breitbart gives no El-Sayed response or Capitol-screening context; Arab News omits the El-Sayed attacks entirely.
Charged language
“Muslim Socialist with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood”“evil people who have come to take over our country”“Jihadist”
For example
“Obama came to boost Abdul El-Sayed, the Muslim Socialist with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood” — Breitbart
“President Donald Trump has ripped into Michigan nominee Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a 'jihadist'” — Daily Mail
“calling it a “shit house country” and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States” — Arab News

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