Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing backlash after making a provocative claim about US President Donald Trump’s marriage during a CNN interview. El-Sayed suggested that Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s relationship was 'a bit of a rocky road,' while offering no evidence for the claim. The remark came after Trump posted side-by-side photos of himself with Melania and El-Sayed with his wife, Sarah Jukaku, under a caption comparing what he called two 'very different' Americas.

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"Actually, Sarah and I like each other," Abdul el Sayed said of his own marriage. "I don't know about the first lady and the president."