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Trump faces backlash after invoking 9/11 in verbal assault on El-Sayed

Bernie Sanders and a key 2024 Trump supporter joined Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in criticizing the president's remarks, which invoked the 9/11 attacks against a political rival.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump is facing backlash after invoking the September eleventh attacks in a verbal assault on Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and El-Sayed has hit back himself.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator Bernie Sanders has also criticized the remarks, and so has a key Trump supporter from twenty twenty-four.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAt a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, Nicki Minaj told Trump she would support him again if he ran.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe posted a video of them on Air Force One, joking they may have found his new press secretary.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd at an Ohio rally on Saturday, Obama said the White House now looks like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. The crowd cheered.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNine hundred million dollars for a renovation, and the review is a dessert chain.

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  2. El-Sayed, Jets, Antonelli, Packers and Alaska · The Hill
  3. Trump comment on Nicki Minaj at Michigan rally; North Korea disputes… · AOL.com
  4. Trump's Minaj remark, Maher feud, inflation and Machado's return · Metro.co.uk
  5. Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens… · Fox News
  6. Michigan Senate race turns to Detroit as Obama and Nicki Minaj court… · Washington Examiner
  7. Trump faces backlash after invoking 9/11 in verbal assault on El-Sayed (this story)

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