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US midterms: Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

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As the US midterm elections approach, the Michigan Senate race is splitting communities. Trump is escalating anti-Muslim attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, who could become the first Muslim senator in US history.

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