Abdul El-Sayed fired back at President Trump on Sunday after the president suggested that the Michigan Senate candidate would need to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate. The Democrat, who is a physician from the Detroit area, told supporters at a rally in Grand Rapids that he plans to be addressed as Senator Mohamed if he wins in November, The Hill reports. Trump made the comments while campaigning in Michigan for El-Sayed’s opponent, Representative Mike Rogers. During the event, the president claimed that El-Sayed would have to go through a metal detector before he is allowed to go into the Senate. Trump also linked the candidate to the hijackers behind the September 11, 2001, terror attacks after introducing David Beamer, whose son Todd Beamer died on United Flight 93. Trump stated, “Twenty-five years later, Michigan needs to stand up and fight just like Todd did to stop a jihadist from walking into the Capitol.” The president has frequently mocked the candidate’s name on the campaign trail Trump has alleged that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump has also accused the candidate of being a terrorist sympathizer and a jihadist. El-Sayed responded to these remarks by noting that the president seems to take personal offense to his name while maintaining different standards for others. Trump mocked El-Sayed's name as "Abdulababab" in Georgia.El-Sayed's response destroyed him: Trump pronounces "Mohammed" just fine when he's begging Qatar for a $400M luxury jet and begging Saudis to fund his son-in-law's private equity firm.Racist and corrupt. pic.twitter.com/Cqi3ZmN3Ch— Abigail Miller (@Abigail_M2050) October 26, 2026 “I get that the president of the United States takes personal offense to my first name,” El-Sayed said. “He doesn’t mind as much when it’s a shared name from the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law’s private equity. Doesn’t seem to mind as much when it’s the Qataris who are giving him a $400 million private jet. He just seems to have trouble pronouncing it when it’s my name.” The candidate, who was born in Michigan to Egyptian immigrant parents, expressed that he does not care how the president pronounces his name. He said, “But y’all, I don’t care how he pronounces my name. I don’t even care that he remembers my whole name. Because he can just go on and call me ‘senator’ after November. I will be Senator Mohamed to you, bro.” If he wins the election, El-Sayed would be the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate. Representative Mike Rogers has also focused on the alleged ties between El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood. At the Sunday rally, Rogers claimed that the group celebrated exactly one victory in the United States in the primary this year, which he identified as the victory of Abdul El-Sayed. During an interview on NBC News, host Kristen Welker asked Rogers if he agreed with the president calling El-Sayed a violent terrorist. Rogers stated, “No, I don’t. I’ve never called him a terrorist. I’ve never called him a terrorist. This election is about me versus Abdul. I mean, he’s a Democrat Socialist of America-aligned candidate who has these pretty radical support groups that don’t like America. I think those are issues people ought to decide their election on.” Rogers also alleged that his opponent is getting money from groups that support the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Hezbollah. While Republicans have pointed to past statements from El-Sayed that they claim show sympathy toward the Islamist movement that ruled Egypt between 2012 and 2013, the candidate has denied having any personal ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.