On the record · Updated October 28, 2026
father of a Flight 93 victim
4 things David Beamer said, verbatim, from October 26, 2026 to October 27, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
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Disputes
“A birth certificate doesn’t make you an American”
NBC News Trump calls El-Sayed a 'jihadist' who needs a metal detector to enter the Senate ›
Others on this question
“on the side of the terrorists”
“You assume ... that because I am Muslim that somehow I would have some allegiance to something that is not our Constitution”
has called attacks on his loyalty to the country "shameful"
More on the record
As printed
“The enemy is right here among us. Local terrorists, local citizens that want to demolish our country. They call themselves Democratic Socialists of America.”
on the Democratic Socialists of America, spoken at Trump's rally against El-Sayed
World Socialist Web Site Trump brands El-Sayed a “jihadist” in Michigan, as Obama offers jokes and silence on the threat of dictatorship ›
As printed
“The enemy is right here among us, local terrorists, local citizens that want to demolish our country”
on labeling a Michigan Senate candidate and fellow citizens as domestic enemies, with Trump onstage
NBC News Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rally ›
As printed
“He has blood that’s red. However, he has chosen to remove any strain of the white and blue part in his blood. We cannot, cannot allow this man to invade and occupy our country.”
on questioning El-Sayed's Americanness, in a story about Trump's remarks on him
Truthout Trump Calls for Metal Detector in Senate for El-Sayed in New Islamophobic Remark ›
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