President Trump left no doubt about the stakes in Michigan as he boarded Air Force One on Sunday. “We’re going to Michigan, and it’ll be very interesting,” he told reporters at Joint Base Andrews. “We don’t want to see a jihadist senator. We don’t want to see a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in our Senate. And we want somebody very capable.”
That somebody, the President said, is Mike Rogers. “I think Mike Rogers will do a great job. He’s going to be a great senator,” Trump said. “Mike Rogers is apple pie. He’s a perfect guy for our country.”
Asked about Democrat Abdul El-Sayed appearing in a white coat even though he never completed the steps to become a licensed doctor, Trump did not hold back. “Well, he’s practicing illegally from what I’ve been told,” he said. “So it’s just like everything else. He’s a jihadist, and he should not be allowed to serve in our Senate.” Asked whether El-Sayed dodged questions about a letter of support from the Muslim Brotherhood, Trump said, “I do think so. In fact, he’s at least very, very supportive of that group, and we can’t have that.”
The President also said the momentum is with Republicans in the final stretch. “First of all, I hear that we’ve turned the whole thing around,” he said. “Presidents almost never win the midterms. And I think we’ve really turned it around. And, you know, I think the rallies have turned it, frankly, just to be honest.” He pointed to Ohio, Texas and Nebraska as races that have swung his way.
With early voting under way and Election Day on Nov. 3, Trump’s message to Michigan was simple: send Mike Rogers to the Senate and keep America First in charge.
