Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticePresident Donald Trump slammed Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed during a speech on Wednesday in Las Vegas after the Democrat notched a primary win in a closely watched race this week. The president accused El-Sayed of being part of a wave of “communists” who would bring “squalor” and “death” to America. open image in gallery El-Sayed beat Rep. Haley Stevens this week in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat. As for the other big economic factor looming over Americans ahead of midterm season, the Iran war, the president’s Vegas speech was relatively brief.