The United States elected a Muslim to the Senate for the first time. Trump previously called this candidate a "Jihadist" Democratic Representative Abdul El-Sayed won the US Senate election from Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. According to the Associated Press, the 42-year-old politician will become the first Muslim in the history of the US Senate. During the election campaign, he was repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump, who called al-Sayed a "jihadist". After the victory, the politician addressed the president: "Donald, I know you had problems with my name. So after J. I'll be sworn in in January, you can just call me senator. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist by training and former director of public health in Detroit, focused his campaign on criticizing Israel's policies in the Gaza Strip and US military aid to Israeli authorities. In one of his campaign videos, he linked the economic problems of Americans to US spending on support for Israel. His statements sparked accusations of anti-Semitism, including from some Democrats. Al-Sayed himself supports the end of American taxpayer funding for Israeli military operations. The politician's position regarding Israel caused controversy even within the Democratic Party. According to a photo, his former opponent in the internal party election, Haley Stevens, called for support for Republican Mike Rogers before the vote.

The United States elected a Muslim to the Senate for the first time. Trump previously called this candidate a "Jihadist" Democratic Representative Abdul El-Sayed won the US Senate election from Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. According to the Associated Press, the 42-year-old politician will become the first Muslim in the history of the US Senate. During the election campaign, he was repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump, who called al-Sayed a "jihadist". After the victory, the politician addressed the president: "Donald, I know you had problems with my name. So after J. I'll be sworn in in January, you can just call me senator. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist by training and former director of public health in Detroit, focused his campaign on criticizing Israel's policies in the Gaza Strip and US military aid to Israeli authorities. In one of his campaign videos, he linked the economic problems of Americans to US spending on support for Israel. His statements sparked accusations of anti-Semitism, including from some Democrats. Al-Sayed himself supports the end of American taxpayer funding for Israeli military operations. The politician's position regarding Israel caused controversy even within the Democratic Party. According to a photo, his former opponent in the internal party election, Haley Stevens, called for support for Republican Mike Rogers before the vote.