President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed Wednesday, singling out the progressive candidate as "full of s---" while arguing Democrats are embracing communism.The remarks came hours after El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep.Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democrat Senate primary, winning by less than one percentage point after The Associated Press called the race early Wednesday.He will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen.
Gary Peters.Trump devoted several minutes of his Las Vegas speech to attacking democratic socialist candidates, arguing they are advancing communist ideas and calling communism "the greatest threat" facing the United States.SOCIALIST SURGE: FAR-LEFT DEMOCRATS TEST NATIONAL PLAYBOOK AFTER BLUE-CITY PRIMARY SHOCKSPresident Donald Trump speaks during an event in Las Vegas on Wednesday.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)"These people are dangerous and frankly, they are lunatics.
They're crazy, and we can't let them get into office," Trump said."Communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history, including even World War One, World War Two, Pearl Harbor, 9/11.
I think it's the greatest threat."The White House later amplified that portion of Trump's remarks on social media, posting simply: "Communism is the greatest threat to our country."Trump mocked what he said communist policies would mean for Americans."Would you like a free house? We'll take one from your neighbor.Would you like free rent? We'll take it from whoever.
We'll take your building away from the landlord," Trump said."What they don't say, and what Republicans should say, is that at the end of the year, you'll have nothing but death, squalor, poverty.
You'll have a life of hell."LIZ PEEK: MICHIGAN CAN STOP THE SOCIALIST FEVER RAGE — OR WATCH IT SWALLOW THE SENATEFILE - U.S.Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S.Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed an...