Trump’s attacks on Abdul el Sayed could backfire with the Arab Americans who backed Republicans in 2024

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DEARBORN, Michigan — Two years after President Donald Trump successfully courted Arab American voters in Michigan, his increasingly personal attacks on Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed are drawing anger in a community that helped him win the state in 2024.

“Two years ago, we were his best friends. Now, we are terrorists,” Panna Sharker, 35, told the Washington Examiner in Dearborn on Wednesday.

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