8 days ago · United States
Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate ‘Mohammed’
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate ‘Mohammed’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser”. El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber in knife-edge midterm…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Mohammed’
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Straits TimesTrump misnames Muslim senate candidate ‘Mohammed’
- South China Morning PostTrump misnames Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Mohammed’