On Wednesday, shortly after Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was projected to win Michigan’s US Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers—becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate—conservative activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer posted on X.
She was responding to a Sean Hannity post highlighting El-Sayed’s election-night remarks addressing Vice President JD Vance.
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El-Sayed told supporters in Detroit: “JD, Habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January,” using an Arabic term of endearment while referencing months of campaign attacks from Trump and Vance on his name, faith, and progressive positions. He also told Trump he could simply call him “Senator.”
Loomer wrote: “The jihadists are now openly mocking their Islamic takeover of America. 8 years ago, I exposed Abdul El Sayed as a Muslim Brotherhood supporter. 2 years ago, I called on the Trump administration to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood. Barely anything was done to address the threat of Islam in America over the last 2 years. Now a full blown supporter of Islamic terrorism will have access to classified information.”
She added a factual correction: the Vice President is not legally required to administer the oath (noting that Sen. Chuck Grassley had sworn in other senators earlier in 2026). She urged Vance to “go to war with these Muslim candidates,” deny them security clearances, and have people refuse to swear them in. She also stated that El-Sayed “will be swearing in on the Quran. Should be illegal.”
The post fits Loomer’s long-running focus on Islam and immigration. She has repeatedly claimed ties between El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, originating from a 2012 letter he signed (as a medical student) supporting then-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s efforts to purge old-regime elements after the Arab Spring, plus resurfaced posts by his half-sister about their mother’s student activism in Egypt in the early 1970s, and some campaign donors with reported links to the group.
El-Sayed has repeatedly denied any personal or family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, publicly disavowed the organization, and compared the attacks to historical dual-loyalty smears against Catholics like John F. Kennedy. Fact-checks from outlets including The Guardian and Bridge Michigan have found no evidence that he pledged support to or belonged to the group; the 2012 letter does not mention the Brotherhood.
The broader context is a decisive Democratic midterm wave. Democrats secured control of both the House and Senate, flipping multiple seats in red states and battlegrounds while retaining Michigan’s seat (previously held by retiring Democrat Gary Peters). Trump and Republicans had heavily targeted El-Sayed as a “jihadist” and “Muslim radical” during the campaign.
Loomer’s post drew mixed replies, with some dismissing it as an overreaction to a political taunt and others amplifying her longstanding warnings. It is consistent with her other election-night commentary declaring that “America is over” after the results.