Afghanistan, Oct. 26 -- President Donald Trump reached for the memory of September 11 on Sunday, telling a Michigan rally that voting against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed would echo the passengers who fought back against the hijackers of United Flight 93.
"Twenty-five years later, Michigan needs to stand up and fight, just like Todd did, to stop a jihadist from walking into the Capitol," Trump told a cheering crowd in Port Huron, according to Reuters.
He was referring to Todd Beamer, a Michigan native who died aboard Flight 93. Beamer's father, David, also addressed the rally.
Trump opened his speech by branding El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Michigan Advance reported. He offered no eviden...