The Canada Brief

Politics · 8 d ago

Port Huron, Michigan

Trump calls Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" at a rally

"He would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate."

— Donald Trump

There is no evidence that El-Sayed, a US-born citizen, was ever a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He has called attacks on his loyalty "shameful".

Nov

3

Tuesday

Michigan and across the US

Rapper Nicki Minaj joined Trump on stage and urged supporters to vote Republican ahead of the Nov 3 midterm elections.

And us?

Port Huron sits on the Canadian border. Republican candidate Mike Rogers has urged an end to the trade war with Canada, a key partner for the US auto sector.