The Center for the Study of Organized Hate reports that anti-Muslim attacks against Abdul El-Sayed increased 20-fold following his win in Michigan’s Democratic Primary Election for U.S. Senate. On the day he won, social media platform “X” saw the highest volume of Islamophobic posts in the entire summer; some of which came from U.S. elected officials. Mehdi Hasan joins Jacob Soboroff to discuss the sudden increase and how it’s not a coincidence at all.
Joining from Nevada where he is campaigning for Teresa Benitez-Thompson for Congress ahead of the midterms, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, spoke about a wide range of subjects. The Navy reservist blasted President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his disregard of the sailors and horrific conditions on board the USS Lincoln, saying they "failed this country” and “failed our troops.” He also spoke about the “corruption” surrounding the Department of Transportation and his thoughts on a potential 2028 presidential run.
President Trump on Friday announced that he intends to make the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping bottleneck that remains a major focus in the war with Iran, into a U.S. territory. Two security and national policy experts appearing on NewsNation stated outright that annexation is not an option; a third expressed some confusion at the proposition. All three analysts agreed that the U.S. can instead press Iran to allow free passage of ships through the strait. #Trump #Iran #Hormuz
South Carolina would hold its primary on Jan. 22, 2028 under the Democratic National Committee’s plan. Nevada would follow on Feb. 1. The plan aims to give a bigger voice to Black and Latino voters.