"Keep it here, Donald": El-Sayed jokes about Trump's comments on people's backsides

In a 30-second CNN clip from Grand Rapids, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee points to his eyes and says that, in Washington, the president will never see his.

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Why this story? One of CNN's most watched videos since yesterday, with 74,422 views.

El-Sayed: Trump 'can't help but mention' somebody's behind

Abdul El-Sayed opened with the day's Michigan schedule. "Mike Rogers was campaigning with Donald Trump today in Port Huron," the Democratic Senate nominee told supporters in Grand Rapids on October 25, and then he went after something other than policy.

"This is like the third campaign stop in a row where Donald Trump can't help but mention somebody's ass," El-Sayed said, a line CNN softened to "behind" in its headline. His promise followed: "When I get to DC, man, I'm just going to make sure that I never let him see mine." He pointed two fingers at his own eyes: "Keep it here, Donald. Right here."

The clip lasts about half a minute and drew roughly 74,000 views in its first two hours, making it CNN's second most watched new upload of the day. It was part of a busy Michigan weekend for the network, which also posted interviews with voters at Barack Obama's Detroit rally and Trump's Port Huron event, along with a clip about Nicki Minaj traveling to Michigan on Air Force One.

El-Sayed faces Rogers, Trump's Republican pick, in the November vote for Michigan's open Senate seat.

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The numbers

A short campaign clip, posted the morning after the rally, moved quickly up CNN's list of new uploads.

subscribers

20,000,000

▲ 100,000 in the last 7 days

total views

22,074,029,718

views per day

15,887,414

typical day: 18,103,435

the video

views

74,422

likes

3,314

comments

433

days online

0

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

BBC News

20,200,000

CNN

20,000,000

ABC News

19,900,000

Fox News

15,500,000

Inside Edition

13,800,000

Vox

12,700,000

As of October 26, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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