US President Donald Trump has used a campaign rally to speak out against Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed while endorsing his Republican rival Mike Rogers ahead of the November midterm elections.
Trump said on Sunday that El-Sayed would require a metal detector to enter the chamber, accusing him of wanting to abolish police and federal border enforcement agencies.
The Michigan race pits El-Sayed against Rogers to fill the vacancy left by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters, representing a critical battleground for party control in the Senate.
Urging supporters to turn out on November 3, Trump warned that voter participation drops when his name is absent from the ballot.
"Please show up and vote, because essentially we are all on the ballot," he said.
Trump's speech in eastern Michigan on Sunday came a day after former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democrats in the state.
