Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized the implications of a question asked at a Saturday town hall concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. At a campaign event in Michigan, El-Sayed was asked by an attendee whether he would "disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.” “Sure.
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Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed bristled when grilled about whether he fibbed when he insisted his family didn't have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Abdul el Sayed became agitated when a journalist confronted him with a family member’s posts supporting the Muslim Brotherhood after he previously denied ties to the group. On Sunday, the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee told Meet the Press host Kristen Welker that neither he nor his family had an…
The ties that bind: El-Sayed’s own half-sister has publicly and repeatedly described family ties to branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has widely been designated as a terrorist group. His flat-out denial leaves Michigan voters to weigh his word against hers as they choose a senator who would …
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” last Sunday, host Kristen Welker asked Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed if he would “set the record straight” on his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. “No,” El-Sayed quickly replied, before clarifying that neither he nor his family have any ties to …
By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement, during a heated exchange at a town hall. El-Sayed, who could make history as the first Muslim elected to the Senate, has frequently faced Repub…
In a clip that quickly went viral Saturday night, Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed countered a bigoted question about his Muslim faith at a Michigan town hall with a lesson in American government.
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized the implications of a question asked at a Saturday town hall concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. At a campaign event in Michigan, El-Sayed was asked by an attendee whether he would "disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.” “Sure.
During a weekend town hall, US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he ‘absolutely’ disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood. Republicans have increasingly attempted to connect him and his family with the group ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
El-Sayed denied the allegation that he was linked to the organization and criticized Rogers for questioning his commitment to the United States' Constitution, claiming doing so was "beneath" the Republican.
