Trump's Election-Day Truth Social Barrage Targets El-Sayed and 'Decoy Dan' Amid Democratic Fractures and Alaska Ballot Probe

Hours before polls opened on November 3, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social attacking Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, claiming he 'Hates Jews and Hates Blacks' and urging voters to support Republican Mike Rogers instead. The post came as polls showed El-Sayed narrowly ahead in a race that could tip Senate control. Trump followed with an all-caps attack on independent Alaska candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, dubbed 'Decoy Dan' by Republicans, accusing him of vanishing and suggesting Democrat-linked lawyers had 'kidnapped' him amid fears of election fraud prosecution. The Michigan remarks aligned with Trump's pattern of anti-Muslim rhetoric against El-Sayed, whom he has repeatedly misnamed 'Mohammed' and labeled a 'radical extremist' and 'jihadist.' El-Sayed responded by accusing Trump of using his faith to distract from policy failures. In Alaska, the posts echoed ongoing controversy over Sullivan's candidacy. A New York Times investigation detailed how operatives tied to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola's campaign and the DSCC recruited the second Dan Sullivan to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a criminal investigation into the Peltola campaign following the report. Peltola denied involvement, while the Justice Department pursued related subpoenas and a lawsuit over potential voter confusion. Adding to Democratic tensions in Michigan, Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the primary to El-Sayed, endorsed Rogers days before the election, citing personal exclusion from the nominee's campaign. Multiple polls had the Michigan race tight, with Rogers trailing slightly.