Person BT is in the news because Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s U.S. Senate race and will face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election. His win has drawn both celebration and a wave of anti-Muslim backlash, which he says reflects fear and political weakness. He has also faced scrutiny over deleted past posts supporting defunding the police, though he now says he rejects that idea. He has said he spoke with Barack Obama and hopes Obama will campaign with him as Democrats try to unify after a contentious primary.