Trump reposts Kid Rock’s rant warning of religious civil war in the US

President Donald Trump has amplified a warning from the musician Kid Rock that Michigan could someday face a conflict rooted in religion, a move that adds to his efforts to turn the state's Senate contest against the Democratic nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. Rock, who was born in Dearborn, told Lara Trump on her Fox News program that he does not want his grandchildren drawn into a civil war over religious ideology, and he labeled El-Sayed deceptive. Trump posted the clip on Truth Social, according to The Independent.

The president has spent recent days attacking El-Sayed, who is running against Republican Mike Rogers, calling him a jihadist, an extremist and a terrorist sympathizer, and repeatedly using the wrong first name for him. El-Sayed answered that Trump knows his name and is targeting far more people than just him. Trump's jibes began after El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary. The Independent reports the race looks close.

At a Tennessee rally in Clarksville the day before, Rock warned against Islamist extremists seeking to impose Sharia law, offering no evidence. Trump then told the crowd he would like it if the singer sought office.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →