Trump and Vance Target Michigan Candidate Before Midterms
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President Trump and Vice President Vance are attacking a man named Abdul El-Sayed. He wants to be a senator for Michigan. A senator is a person who makes laws for the country.
Trump and Vance have said bad things about El-Sayed. People say the words are racist and Islamophobic. Racist means unfair to someone because of their race. Islamophobic means unfair to someone because they are Muslim.
This is happening during the midterms. Midterms are important elections in America. They happen in the middle of a president's time in office.
Trump is also visiting Texas this week. He is talking to people there before the election. This is part of his final campaign push. A campaign is work to win votes before an election.
The election is very close now. It is the last week before people vote. Many people are watching what Trump and Vance say about El-Sayed.
Vocabulary5 words
- senator
- a person chosen to make laws for the country
- racist
- unfair or unkind to someone because of their race
- Islamophobic
- unfair or unkind to someone because they are Muslim
- midterms
- important elections held partway through a president's time in office
- campaign
- the work done to win votes before an election
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Answer key
1. A Senate candidate in Michigan 2. Making racist and Islamophobic comments about El-Sayed 3. True
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President Trump and Vice President Vance are attacking a man named _____.
He wants to be a _____ for Michigan.
Trump and Vance have said bad things about El-Sayed, and people call these words _____ and Islamophobic.
This is happening during the _____.
Trump is also visiting _____ this week.
He is talking to people there before the _____.
The election is very _____ now.
It is the last _____ before people vote.
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