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Abdul El-Sayed attacked Obama. Now they’re campaign partners.

Just days ago, Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed announced that Barack Obama will join him on the campaign trail in Michigan later this month. While the former president will try to make El-Sayed as palatable to the public as possible, El-Sayed’s comments over Obama’s presidency reveal perhaps some animosity between them. Long before El-Sayed ran…

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‘The list of his failures goes on’: El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rallyBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country no “better off.” In comments reviewed by CNN’s KFile from Obama’s 2012
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Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midtermsFormer President Barack Obama plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit this month. Obama will attend an Oct. 24 rally. Other Michigan Democrats on the ballot also will be there, including Jocelyn Benson, the nominee for governor. Obama is upping involvement in the midterm election. He taped two dozen ads last week for…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d agoWhole story →
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'Both of Them Have Proven Dangerous in Their Own Way': Abdul El-Sayed Says Iran and Israel Are Equal Threats to United StatesLeft-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said Israel and Iran pose equal threats to the United States. Both the Islamic regime and the U.S. ally "have proven dangerous in their own way," El-Sayed said. The post 'Both of Them Have Proven Dangerous in Their Own Way': Abdul El-Sayed Says Iran and Israel Are Equal Threats to United States appeared…
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Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Aides Leak Humiliating Motive Behind ItDonald Trump rages regularly at Fox News. But Axios now reports that there’s more behind this than meets the eye: White House and GOP operatives have privately pressured Fox for months to change how it’s covering Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The problem? By giving El-Sayed airtime and covering him in a somewhat factual way, it’s made it…
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'I Speak for the Whole African & Arab Diaspora': Abdul El-Sayed Called France a 'Colonizer' During World Cup, Cheered for Morocco and Not US in Deleted PostsMichigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed denounced France as "the colonizer" and said he spoke "for the whole African & Arab diaspora" during the 2022 World Cup, according to deleted social media posts. El-Sayed, who has a history of anti-Western and anti-American remarks, was rooting for upstart Morocco in its matches against former Western imperial…
Washington Free Beacon23h agoWhole story →
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James Carville dismantles Fox News host's dig at Democratic candidate in 30 secondsLegendary veteran Democratic strategist James Carville went toe to toe with Fox News' Will Cain on Friday, discussing Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Cain tried to corner Carville on a few times El-Sayed, who himself has gone on Fox News for high-drama interviews, didn't give a direct answer on Iran and Israel on certain occasions —…
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