New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a Sunday rally, comparing him to the 9/11 attackers in an attempt to link him to Muslim extremists.

He also alleged that the Democratic Party would open the country's doors to violent, anti-American terrorists.

Michigan has one of the nation's most competitive US Senate races heading into the November 3 midterm elections, with former US Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican, and El-Sayed vying for an open seat that will help determine control of the chamber.

"I'm here to keep a jihadist, Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," the president told a receptive audience in Port Huron, which i...