After the primary to determine the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at the winner and made allegations about the election process.
After the Associated Press (AP) declared Abdul El-Sayed the winner with 48.5 percent of the vote over Representative Haley Stevens, Trump made a series of posts on his Truth Social platform.
Trump described Wayne County, which includes Detroit, as "one of the most corrupt election districts in the U.S., if not the world." The former president, who said "miracles happen in Wayne County; far more votes are cast than there are voters," provided no evidence for this claim.
In his posts, Trump also warned of "fake mail-in ballots that could appear at the last minute," used the phrase "get ready for another rigged election," and called on voters to support Republican candidate Mike Rogers in the November general election.
In a later post, Trump called primary winner El-Sayed a "communist loser" and accused him of "hating Jews and Israel." He argued that El-Sayed's candidacy was "great news for the Republican Party."
Mike Rogers, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, has Trump's endorsement. Rogers will face Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the November 3 midterm elections.