Key takeaways
Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim epidemiologist, won a U.S. Senate race, becoming the first Muslim senator. He faced anti-Muslim attacks from Trump and Republicans.
- Abdul El-Sayed defeated a Trump-backed opponent in a U.S. Senate race.
- He is set to become the first Muslim senator in U.S. history.
- Trump and Republicans accused him of being a jihadist and communist.
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NOVEMBER 5 — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an epidemiologist, public health administrator, academic and politician.
And American as well — a Democrat better known as Abdul El-Sayed.
On Wednesday, he won a key Senate seat in the battleground state of Michigan.
He defeated his Trump-backed Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, overcoming a campaign of anti-Muslim attacks spearheaded by the President himself.