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El-Sayed spats with Baier over Muslim Brotherhood question: 'Be a journalist'

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushed back at Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that aired on Friday evening over questions about his alleged ties to an Islamist political group.

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Breitbart News
El-Sayed Refuses to Take Question on Muslim Brotherhood Because It'll Take 'Ridiculous 2012 Statement in a Letter' 'Out of Context' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 23, 2026
Breitbart News's feed description
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wouldn’t let host Bret Baier finish a question about the Muslim Brotherhood by saying that “a ridiculous 2012 statement
New York Post
El-Sayed refuses to answer questions about Muslim Brotherhood letter: ‘I’m not interested’ (opens New York Post)
Published Oct 23, 2026
New York Post's feed description
The Democrat immediately got defensive and repeatedly interrupted Baier during an interview on “Special Report” as the newsman pressed him on a 2012 letter addressed to the leader of the extremist group in Egypt that was signed by El-Sayed.
The Hill
El-Sayed spats with Baier over Muslim Brotherhood question: 'Be a journalist' (opens The Hill)
Published Oct 24, 2026
The Hill's feed description
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushed back at Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that aired on Friday evening over questions about his alleged ties to an Islamist political group.