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Jul 10, 2026

“SCREW THIS GUY!” — Abdul El-Sayed TORCHES Trump: “I Don’t Think He Loves America”

“SCREW THIS GUY!” — Abdul El-Sayed TORCHES Trump: “I Don’t Think He Loves America”

Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents 'very different' America  | Democrats | The Guardian

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is taking direct aim at President Donald Trump, delivering a blistering assessment of the president and questioning whether Trump genuinely cares about the country he leads.

In remarks highlighted in a widely circulated political clip, El-Sayed described Trump as “the worst symptom of the disease of our politics” before taking his criticism even further.

“Screw this guy!” El-Sayed said, according to the video shared by the user. “Trump LOVES America. I don’t think he does!”

The remarks immediately turn the political argument into something more personal: not simply whether voters approve of Trump’s policies, but whether they believe his motives are rooted in a genuine concern for the United States.

El-Sayed’s broader attack on Trump

The comments fit into a much larger argument El-Sayed has been making throughout his Senate campaign.

El-Sayed has presented himself as a progressive Democrat running against what he describes as a political system dominated by wealthy interests, corporations and entrenched party leadership. In a recent interview, he argued that Democrats need to fundamentally rethink how they communicate with working-class voters and directly address issues such as wages, health care, housing and the cost of living.

Trump, meanwhile, has remained one of the central figures in El-Sayed’s political argument.

Rather than portraying Trump simply as a political opponent, El-Sayed has argued that Trump represents a symptom of deeper problems within American politics.

That distinction matters.

His criticism is not limited to individual Trump policies. El-Sayed has repeatedly attacked what he sees as the economic and political system that allowed Trump to build a powerful political movement in the first place.

In one recent discussion, El-Sayed argued that Trump has developed a simple political narrative capable of connecting with voters who are frustrated about jobs, housing and health care. El-Sayed said Democrats need to develop their own compelling explanation for those problems rather than relying on complicated policy plans that fail to resonate with ordinary voters.

The “does he love America?” question

That makes El-Sayed’s latest attack particularly striking.

Saying that he does not believe Trump loves America goes beyond a conventional policy disagreement. It questions the president’s motivations and character.

For Trump’s supporters, that accusation is likely to be seen as another example of what they consider excessive hostility from the Democratic left.

For El-Sayed’s supporters, however, the language reflects a much broader argument that Trump’s political movement has exploited legitimate frustrations among working Americans without addressing what El-Sayed considers the underlying causes.

The clash therefore goes well beyond one insult or one campaign speech.

It reflects two fundamentally different interpretations of what is happening in American politics.

El-Sayed is now a major figure in Michigan’s Senate race

The stakes are considerably higher now than they were when El-Sayed was a relatively unknown progressive candidate.

El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in August 2026, putting him into a nationally watched race.

His campaign has emphasized economic populism, health care, working-class issues and opposition to corporate influence in politics.

His political profile has also attracted significant national attention. Recent reporting has highlighted his progressive politics, his relationship with figures on the American left and the difficult task of expanding his appeal beyond the Democratic Party's progressive base.

That makes his attacks on Trump more consequential.

Every sharp statement now has the potential to become part of the larger Michigan Senate campaign.

Trump remains the central target

For El-Sayed, attacking Trump also allows him to draw a sharp contrast between his own political message and the president's.

Trump's political appeal has long depended on an intensely personal connection with his supporters. His allies argue that he represents Americans who believe Washington has ignored them, while his opponents argue that his political style has deepened the country's divisions.

El-Sayed is clearly positioning himself on the opposite side of that divide.

His argument is that America's political problems did not begin with Trump — and will not disappear simply by defeating Trump.

That is why his description of Trump as a “symptom” is more important than the insult itself.

He is arguing that the country has a deeper political disease.

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