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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Robert Gorgonio

'No Muslims in Office Period!': MAGA Erupts as Trump Endorses Born-Again Christian Candidate

A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration’s new Medicaid work rules to stand for now, leaving terminally ill patients facing a fresh fight to prove they are too sick to work. (Credit: wikimedia commons/By Gage Skidmore)

Donald Trump's high-profile endorsement of Amir Hassan triggered an online backlash on Truth Social ahead of the Michigan 8th Congressional District primary 2026, as sections of the MAGA base wrongly assumed the Flint-born Republican was a Muslim.

The president on 28 July 2026 posted his 'Complete and Total Endorsement' for Hassan, a military veteran and law enforcement officer running in Michigan's 8th Congressional District, ahead of the high-stakes primary contest on 4 August.

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