Trump Lashes Out After Obama Draws a Crowd for El-sayed
WHO:
The Daily Beast - Donald Trump, identified by the article as president, criticized Barack Obama after Obama campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan.
HuffPost - President Donald Trump attacked Obama and El-Sayed in a post on Truth Social.
The Daily Beast - Trump called El-Sayed a “Muslim Brotherhood Jihadist,” a “Fake Doctor,” and someone who “hates Jews and Blacks and AMERICANS and TRUMP.”
HuffPost - Trump wrote that El-Sayed was a “Muslim Brotherhood Jihadist” and a “Fake Doctor.”
The Daily Beast - Trump urged Michigan voters to support Mike Rogers, his Senate pick; the article said polls showed Rogers in a close race with El-Sayed.
HuffPost - Obama campaigned in Michigan for Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson.
The Daily Beast - Obama also campaigned in Ohio for gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was trying to unseat Republican incumbent Jon Husted.
WHAT:
The Daily Beast - Trump’s Truth Social post called Obama a “grossly incompetent President” and accused him of giving Iran “a road to a Nuclear Weapon.”
HuffPost - Trump claimed Obama paid Iran “$Billions” and said Obama had campaigned for Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, who both lost.
HuffPost - Trump claimed he had won Michigan “BIG,” brought back the car industry and an Air Force base, and that the state had “more jobs than ever before”; he urged voters to “VOTE FOR MIKE ROGERS!”
The Daily Beast - Obama described Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and criticized his promises. In Cleveland, he joked that the only thing “drained” by Trump’s “drain the swamp” pledge was the National Mall Reflecting Pool, after a no-bid contract damaged it.
HuffPost - Obama criticized the Trump administration’s “corruption,” “cruelty and chaos,” and “foolishness.” He said people benefiting from the status quo use “lies,” “fear,” and “division” to stop challenges to it.
HuffPost - Obama compared attacks on El-Sayed with the “birther” conspiracy theories directed at him, saying, “I’ve got a long form birth certificate to prove it.” He said El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan.
WHERE:
The Daily Beast - Obama held a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, in support of Acton and Brown.
HuffPost - Obama campaigned in Michigan for El-Sayed and Benson; the Senate contest was in Michigan.
WHEN:
The Daily Beast - Trump’s Truth Social tirade was posted at 12:42 a.m. Sunday.
HuffPost - Trump’s Truth Social post was published at 12:42 a.m. Sunday.
WHY:
The Daily Beast - Trump’s post followed Obama’s criticism of him at a midterm campaign rally.
HuffPost - Trump’s post followed Obama’s criticism of his administration while campaigning for Democratic candidates.
HOW:
The Daily Beast - Trump delivered his response in a series of Truth Social posts.
HuffPost - Obama said El-Sayed’s opponents used attacks on his identity and background, including claims that he was dangerous, untrustworthy, or less American.
(UPDATED October 26, 2026 04:12 UTC)
President Trump attacked Barack Obama and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a series of Truth Social posts, after Obama criticized Trump’s administration while campaigning for Democrats. Trump called El-Sayed a “Muslim Brotherhood Jihadist” and a “Fake Doctor,” and urged Michigan voters to support Republican Mike Rogers. He also called Obama incompetent, accused him of helping Iran pursue nuclear weapons, and claimed Obama had given Iran billions of dollars. Obama campaigned in Michigan for El-Sayed and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, comparing attacks on El-Sayed’s identity to the “birther” conspiracy theories once aimed at him. He said El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan. In Cleveland, Obama supported gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and former Senator Sherrod Brown, describing Trump’s administration as marked by “cruelty and chaos” and joking about damage to the National Mall Reflecting Pool.