Donald Trump mocked progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed , who is running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, and called him a “jihadist” as the president campaigned in Iowa.

Trump was in Sioux City to stump for Republican Ashley Hinson, who is running for U.S. Senate against Democrat Josh Turek, and made the appearance after banning The Independent from the trip following the president's attack on reporter Andrew Feinberg earlier in the week.

The president compared Turek to “extremists” such as El-Sayed and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Texas and Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

“How about the gentlemen from a place called Michigan? He’s a jihadist,” Trump exclaimed.

El-Sayed, who is Muslim , disavowed the global Islamist organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, over the weekend after being asked to by an attendee if he would do so.…