Politics · United States · 2 hrs ago
Trump says Abdul El-Sayed should face metal detector to enter Senate
Trump called out Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday.
He said El-Sayed should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building.
Trump linked the proposed screening to alleged support for jihadists.
He said people with that record would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane.
His comment focused on access to the Senate building, not on a stated change to Senate rules.
No decision or next step was described.
President Trump said Abdul El-Sayed should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building.
Trump made the comment on Sunday about El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate.
Trump said El-Sayed had a record of support for jihadists and compared screening him with screening for air travel.
The article does not include a response from El-Sayed.
- Who
- President Trump and Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate.
- What
- Trump said El-Sayed should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- The Senate building.
- Why
- Trump cited what he described as El-Sayed’s record of support for jihadists.
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- Speaker
- President Trump
- Person discussed
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Candidate’s race
- Michigan Senate
- Proposed screening
- Metal detector to enter the Senate building
What people are saying
Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane.