Trump Labels Abdul El-Sayed a Hateful ‘Communist’

President Donald Trump didn’t take long to attack Abdul El-Sayed, the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race, as “a man of hate” who was “full of sh-t.”During a campaign-like event in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon, Trump accused the 41-year-old progressive Democrat seeking to become the first Muslim U.S. Senator of being a “communist” who “hates” Israel and Jewish people. “This guy hates Jews. Somebody said, ‘Oh that’s a little strong.’ No, he hates Jews and he hates Israel,” Trump said.Trump continued: “He’s a man of hate, and now he’s going around saying, ‘No, I love everybody.’ He doesn’t love everybody. Put him in office, you’re going to find out what he loves.”El-Sayed previously told TIME that he does not consider himself a socialist or communist, saying, “I actually think that at the small and local scale, capitalism is a great way to allocate resources, as long as everybody has access to it.” He has also rejected accusations of antisemitism, repeating on Wednesday, “My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters.”Trump had earlier claimed on social media that El-Sayed’s primary victory was “gr...