{"id":28911,"date":"2026-08-05T19:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28911"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:36:52","slug":"trump-loses-it-as-communist-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-dem-senate-primary-get-ready-for-another-rigged-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28911","title":{"rendered":"Trump Loses It as \u2018Communist\u2019 Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan\u2019s Dem Senate Primary: \u2018Get Ready for Another Rigged Election\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5748435\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5748435\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5748435\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2026-08-05T151144-632-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5748435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Abdul El-Sayed Facebook) (Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> unloaded on newly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-democratic-senate-primary-notching-midwe-rcna589750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan <strong>Abdul El-Sayed<\/strong>, branding him a \u201ccommunist\u201d and claiming the state\u2019s election system was \u201cthird world\u201d and predicting November\u2019s midterm contest would be \u201crigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tirade came moments after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\">El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign<\/a> announced that Rep. <strong>Haley Stevens<\/strong> (D-MI) had <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/michigan-primary-senate-elsayed-stevens-60c79349b60ffbf24a34d60b76e130ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> to concede the state&#8217;s closely watched Democratic primary on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Trump took to Truth Social, where he alleged widespread election fraud in Wayne County while urging Republicans to rally behind GOP Senate nominee <strong>Mike Rogers<\/strong> in November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wayne County (Detroit) in Michigan is one of the most corrupt voting areas in the United States, if not the World. It is strictly Third World!&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Miracles happen in Wayne County, including more votes being cast than there are voters, by a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Without offering evidence, the president went on to accuse El-Sayed, without naming him, of benefiting from fraudulent voting, writing: &#8220;The Communist, who is not liked in Detroit, is potentially in &#8216;Vote Counter&#8217; trouble. The Radical Left Socialist has a real shot, and don&#8217;t discount all of those fake mail-in ballots that will &#8216;surprisingly&#8217; show up at the last moment. Get ready for another Rigged Election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump concluded: &#8220;In November we must VOTE FOR MIKE ROGERS, and make Michigan TOO BIG TO RIG. God Bless America! President DJT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5748433\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5748433\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5748433\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-05-at-14-56-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5748433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The primary contest became one of the country&#8217;s highest-profile Senate primaries, exposing ideological divisions within the Democratic Party between its establishment and progressive wings.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, the former Wayne County health director, campaigned on Medicare for All, campaign finance reform and ending military aid to Israel, while Stevens centered her campaign on manufacturing, the economy and her record winning competitive congressional races.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-loses-it-as-communist-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-dem-senate-primary-get-ready-for-another-rigged-election\/\">Trump Loses It as \u2018Communist\u2019 Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan\u2019s Dem Senate Primary: \u2018Get Ready for Another Rigged Election\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Screengrab via Abdul El-Sayed Facebook) (Photo via AP) President Donald Trump unloaded on newly confirmed Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan Abdul El-Sayed, branding him a \u201ccommunist\u201d and claiming the state\u2019s election system was \u201cthird world\u201d and predicting November\u2019s midterm contest would be \u201crigged.\u201d The tirade came moments after El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign announced that Rep. 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