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Michigan Candidate Answers Trump's Remarks; Kansas Senate Race Described as Close

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded on Sunday to President Trump's remarks about him, while a Trump-backed senator warned that losing Kansas could hand Senate control to Democrats.

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The Hill reported that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, fired back on Sunday at President Trump's rhetoric toward him. The Hill described that rhetoric as anti-Muslim. According to the report, El-Sayed told supporters that the president would refer to him as Senator Muhammad if El-Sayed wins in November.

The Hill also reported that El-Sayed said he understood that the president “takes personal offense to my first name.” The summary of the report does not include the full text of his remarks, and it does not describe any response from the White House.

Fox News reported that Trump-backed senator Roger Marshall acknowledged a “nightmare scenario” for Republicans in Kansas. According to the report, Marshall warned that losing Kansas could hand Senate control to Chuck Schumer. The headline refers to a state that Republicans have not lost in 90 years, and the report identifies that state as Kansas.

Fox News also reported that Adam Hamilton is making the Kansas race uncomfortably close for the GOP. The summary of that report does not state Hamilton's party affiliation or give any polling figures, and it does not give a result for the race.

The two reports cover separate races, and neither source connects the Michigan and Kansas contests beyond their relevance to Senate control. The Hill summary is truncated mid-sentence, so the full context of El-Sayed's remarks could not be confirmed from the available text.

Sources: The Hill: El-Sayed to Trump: ‘I will be Senator Muhammad to you bro’; Fox News: Trump-backed senator admits GOP faces nightmare scenario in state Republicans haven't lost in 90 years.