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Politics● Low5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

El-Sayed: I’ll go through metal detector if Trump sits for lie detector

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Thursday responded to President Trump’s suggestion that the Democratic candidate should be forced to go through a metal detector at the U.S. Capitol if elected to Congress. During a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., El-Sayed said he would accept the request if Trump agreed to “sit for a…

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