{"id":574290,"date":"2026-10-26T02:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=574290"},"modified":"2026-10-26T02:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:55:55","slug":"obama-backs-el-sayed-in-michigan-senate-race-trump-dismisses-rally-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/obama-backs-el-sayed-in-michigan-senate-race-trump-dismisses-rally-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama backs El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race, Trump dismisses rally turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senate race<br \/>\n michigan<br \/>\nFormer United States president Barack Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan on Saturday, defending him against attacks over his Muslim identity as President Donald Trump dismissed the rally\u2019s turnout. Speaking before more than 4,300 supporters at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Obama backed El-Sayed, who faces Republican Mike Rogers in a closely contested Senate race ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.<br \/>\n\u201cAbdul is fighting for change, real change, change that will bring an end to this war,\u201d Obama said, referring to the US war against Iran.<br \/>\nObama also praised El-Sayed\u2019s proposals to reduce the influence of money in politics and expand access to affordable healthcare. He said the candidate would \u201cfinish the job we started\u201d with the 2010 Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate race michigan Former United States president Barack Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan on Saturday, defending him against attacks over his Muslim identity as President Donald Trump dismissed the rally\u2019s turnout. 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