Abdul El-Sayed allegedly called a campus walkout against a former extremist a success. Now the report has resurfaced
More drama for Abdul El-Sayed!
Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, reportedly had praise for a campus walkout against a former “extremist.” Michigan Daily delivered its account of the event featuring former members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Muslim Brotherhood. These three men, Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Annani, all previously described themselves as terrorists. They have since converted to Christianity.
When El-Sayed heard of students staging a walkout from the event, he praised the decision. He said, “We’ve done something good today, and we need to keep that going in the future. A spokesman for the Senate-hopeful’s campaign would tell Fox News Digital that El-Sayed, “unequivocally denounced terrorism.” Even so, online the conversation around the Michigan politician continues to rage. He’s locked in a battle with Mike Rogers to represent the state. And he’s faced criticism due to his past statements and actions surrounding numerous topics.
El-Sayed’s spokesperson, Cole Wozniak, came out firm in his stance that this was a political attack that has been debunked. “Two decades ago, he protested against speakers who have been widely condemned by experts, including in national security, for spreading misinformation and fabricating their backstories,” Wozniak argued to Fox Digital. “Mike Rogers and his allies are pushing lies because they don’t want to talk about the record-high prices Michiganders are paying for gas and groceries because of Trump’s illegal war in Iran.”
Abdul El-Sayed sparks massive conversation headed into midterms
This proposed rift with faith communities and El-Sayed has been examined in the media a lot since he won his race to represent Michigan against Rogers. A high profile during CBS’s Face The Nation continues to have traction. Weijia Jiang asked the politician about his association with Hassan Piker. The Left-leaning Twitch streamer has found himself in these same crosshairs. But El-Sayed kept the message similar to what his spokesperson said above. It’s about more than just these hot button issues for him.
El-Sayed responded to the question about Piker with, “With all due respect, this is the third time you’ve asked about a Twitch streamer in California. I’ve done four events in Michigan this week. You know what didn’t come up? Twitch streamers in California.”
“You know what did come up? Grocery prices, the fact that people can’t see a doctor, the worry that they have about the quality of air and water,” the prospective Senator added. “I’m not interested in having a conversation about streamers in California because they are not raising the prices of gas and groceries.”
Voters charge into a period of uncertainty at the ballot box this November. You can expect more stories about El-Sayed and Rogers as we get closer to late fall. And things continue to get messier and messier as the big day draws near.
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