Michigan Senate Hopeful Abdul el-Sayed Makes His Priorities Clear. If Elected, He Wants to Hold Trump Accountable
Abdul el-Sayed sure knows what he wants
The upcoming Michigan Senate election will be a hard-fought race, with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed facing Republican nominee Mike Rogers for the highly anticipated seat.
Leading up to the main event, Sayed has focused on affordability, including healthcare. However, occasionally, he also takes a moment or two to diss President Donald Trump and his administration, usually in response to jabs at him.
Sayed told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he wants to hold the Trump administration “accountable” after his Senate win:
“When I am elected to the U.S. Senate the first thing we need to do is start holding the Trump administration accountable… When we win… I will take my seat as a member of a Senate majority that gives us subpoena power to be able to investigate all of the ways that this administration has used their power for their gain and enrichment and against ours.”
Sayed wants to investigate Trump’s stringent tariff policies
Sayed continued: “I think that means hauling them up to really understand all the conversations that were had about about who got to get refunds after this terrible tariff policy, who got excluded from those refunds. It means hauling up people like RFK Jr. and holding them accountable for the dodging of our public health apparatus for which we now need to be dodging lettuce across the state of Michigan for fear of getting explosive diarrhea, which nobody ever thought would be a consequence of electing Donald Trump, but here we are.”
On the subject of the 2028 presidential election, he said:
“So it’s those powers, and then the ability to set up to build the runway for a president in 2028 who can come in and start doing the things to hold big corporations accountable, to start enforcing anti-trust policy, to start rethinking our tax system so it’s less burdensome on everyday people, and we’re taxing billionaires their wealth and to stand up for unions who have been critical to winning fair wages.”
“Abdul’s priorities”
On a website curated for the Senate elections, Sayed lists three priorities: getting money out of politics, putting money in people’s pockets, and “Medicare for all” and says:
“He is fighting for an economy and healthcare system that work for everyone, affordable housing for all, and clean air and water. He’s committed to accessible education and sensible foreign policy rooted in diplomacy and justice.”
Some of the ways Sayed wants to get money out of politics include banning corporate money in politics, ending gerrymandering, Supreme Court reforms, abolishing the filibuster, making voting easier, and sensible foreign policy. A few ways he wants to put money back into people’s pockets include creating jobs and strengthening trade, taxing billionaire wealth, regulating data centers, and closely monitoring Artificial Intelligence.
On “Medicare for all,” Sayed wants to expand and improve Veterans Affairs, break up big healthcare while opposing mergers and acquisitions, reform prescription drugs to lower prices or at least make them subject to negotiation, and ensure healthcare freedom for Women and LGBTQ+ people.
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