Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, once accused President Donald Trump of inciting terrorism in a 2020 interview, citing a foiled plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Background of the Plot

A group of men associated with anti-government and militia circles, including the Wolverine Watchmen, allegedly planned to kidnap the governor from her vacation home in northern Michigan in an effort to end her COVID-19 restrictions.

El-Sayed’s comments come as he wages a tight primary race against Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., with the Aug. 4 primary now less than a month away. His remarks also raise questions about his views on political rhetoric and its connection to violence.

El-Sayed called Trump’s posts, including one that said ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN!’, emblematic of a cultural toxicity that had made violence more likely. He believed the president was at least partially responsible for the plot, despite Trump not calling for any kind of violence against Whitmer.

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