Democratic senate hopeful makes OUTRAGEOUS statement about Trump's marriage to Melania... after president posted surly photo of his Muslim wife

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 17:17, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 17:27, 9 August 2026 Michigan's Democratic nominee for the US Senate launched his latest attack on President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN on Sunday. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim son of Egyptian immigrants, made a below-the-belt comment about Trump's marriage to Melania while making blistering assumptions about the relationship between the President and the First Lady.  El-Sayed, who has quickly become a darling of the left after his win in Michigan this week, claimed Trump's union with Melania 'rocky' while speaking to Jake Tapper. This was in response to a photo that Trump posted on Truth Social last night, showing himself and Melania side by side with El-Sayed and his wife, Dr. Sarah Jukaku.  The comparison was posted with the caption: 'Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s.' Tapper asked El-Sayed if he had a response to the hostile post from the President. El-Sayed said: 'Yes, you got two different visions of America. Donald Trump's vision is the one you're living in right now. Can you afford your gas? Can you afford your groceries?  'Do you believe, when you look your kids in the eye, that they're going to have a better future than you did,' El-Sayed noted kicking off with his response.  'Sarah and I are running because, when we look our daughters in the eye, Emmalee and Serene, we want them to believe that they're every bit as able to have a better future than the one that they could have had under the Trump administration. Abdul El-Sayed joined CNN's Jake Tapper for a segment on Sunday, during which he attacked President Trump and his marriage  President Donald Trump jabbed at El-Sayed in a Saturday post on Truth Social 'That they can live together with their sisters and their brothers in America in a way where they lock arms to build the good things that they deserve together,' El-Sayed continued. Then came the spiciest attack, from El-Sayed, when he noted, 'actually, Sarah and I like each other.' 'I don't know about the First Lady and the President, but, from what I have heard, it's a bit of a rocky road,' the Michigan Democrat shared, landing his latest punch at the commander in chief. Donald and Melania Trump have been married for over 20 years, since 2005, and share a son together, Barron. Trump branded Abdul El-Sayed a 'Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel' on Wednesday after the primary win, even as the President hailed the progressive's razor-thin victory as 'Great news for the Republican Party.' El-Sayed edged moderate Representative Haley Stevens by a single percentage point, 48.5 percent to 47.5 percent. The Associated Press did not call the race until Wednesday morning, hours after NBC News projected El-Sayed's victory. 'As usual, the Polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did,' Trump wrote on Truth Social of Stevens, who had trailed by as much as double digits in final surveys. 'Now, the Democrats' crazy policies will only get worse,' Trump added last week. El-Sayed's win, however small the margin, extends a national run of progressive victories. Three candidates backed by socialist New York mayor Zohran Mamdani took their primaries in June, among them Brad Lander, who once ran against Mamdani for mayor and who ousted Dan Goldman as the congressman sought a third term. Adriano Espaillat, the 71-year-old chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, was toppled by Mamdani-backed Darializa Avila Chevalier. In Colorado, 29-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated Diana DeGette after nearly 30 years in Congress. El-Sayed says a victory in November would hand him leverage over the 2028 presidential primary, and the calendar agrees. Nine days before Michiganders voted in their primary, the Democratic National Committee's rules panel awarded the state one of just six coveted slots in the early window of the 2028 nominating contest, meaning he will hold a megaphone in a state that votes before Super Tuesday on March 7, 2028.