David Beamer, father of Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, stood next to President Trump in Michigan and called Democratic Socialists of America “local terrorists” trying to tear down the country.
Quick Take
- David Beamer spoke at a Trump rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on October 25, 2026, ahead of the state’s hotly contested Senate race.
- Beamer said “the enemy is right here among us” and accused Democratic Socialists of America of wanting to “demolish our country.”
- He claimed Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to disarm police, defund the military, and replace the Constitution with sharia law.
- El-Sayed has publicly and repeatedly disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood and called the Constitution his “guiding light.”
A Father’s Voice From September 11 Returns To The Stage
Beamer’s son Todd died aboard United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, after passengers fought back against hijackers. His final words, “Let’s roll,” became a national symbol of courage. Twenty-five years later, his father carried that memory onto a campaign stage, using it to frame the 2026 Michigan Senate race as a continuation of that same fight against danger from within.
Beamer told the crowd, “What’s different this time is the enemy has not come from abroad.” He went further, saying local citizens “that want to demolish our country” call themselves Democratic Socialists of America. The line drew a direct connection between a national political party label and the language usually reserved for foreign terror networks.
Specific Accusations Against The Senate Candidate
Beamer did not stop at ideology. He claimed Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, would disarm police, defund the military, and replace the Constitution with sharia law if elected. These are serious, specific charges aimed squarely at a named candidate just weeks before voters head to the polls.
President Trump has separately called El-Sayed a “jihadist” and claimed ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, allegations the Detroit Free Press reported were made “without evidence”. El-Sayed has responded directly to these claims in multiple settings, including a town hall where he said, “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” when asked to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, adding that the Constitution is his “guiding light”.
The Rally Fits A Familiar Campaign Pattern
Linking a political opponent to terrorism is not new in American campaigns. Researchers studying elections worldwide have found that fear-based messaging reliably grabs attention, even when its effect on actual votes is harder to measure. Candidates and surrogates often reach for the starkest possible warning when they believe the stakes are high enough to justify it.
A 2026 review from Rutgers University’s Center for Security, Race and Rights examined more than thirty cases involving Muslim American candidates since 2001. It identified a recurring pattern: conspiracy claims about an “Islamic invasion” and the imposition of sharia law surface again and again in races involving Muslim candidates. Beamer’s remarks echo that exact pattern, word for word in some respects.
David Beamer, father of Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, spoke at a Donald Trump rally in Port Huron, Michigan, invoking his son’s “Let’s roll” legacy while warning of “enemies among us” in reference to domestic political threats. https://t.co/WdM3oLutC9
— James Sears (@havemoremoney) October 25, 2026
None of this makes the underlying dispute simple. Voters in Michigan are being asked to weigh a 9/11 father’s heartfelt warning against a candidate’s own public statements rejecting the very groups he’s accused of secretly supporting. Both sets of words are now part of the public record, repeated across national television and social media in the campaign’s final stretch.
Why This Moment Matters Beyond One Rally
Trump’s decision to feature Beamer alongside his own attacks on El-Sayed shows how central this one Senate race has become to the broader midterm fight. Former President Obama also appeared in Michigan the same day, warning against division, a sign both parties see the state’s Senate seat as a bellwether. The rally in Port Huron was not a local event. It was a message aimed at the entire country watching Michigan decide.
Whatever voters ultimately decide about El-Sayed’s record, the images from Port Huron are now locked into the campaign’s final chapter. A father who lost his son to terrorism stood on a national stage and warned that the threat had moved inside the country’s borders. That warning, delivered in his own words, will travel further than any rebuttal.
Sources:
twitchy.com, foxnews.com, yahoo.com, salon.com, politifact.com, theconversation.com, csrr.rutgers.edu
