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Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism, controversial comment

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, walked back several controversial past statements on "Meet the Press."

Sources (2)· Oct 11, 3:09 PM to Oct 11, 9:04 PM

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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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'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…
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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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Abdul El-Sayed’s Mother Was Active in Muslim Brotherhood in College, Sister SaidAbdul El-Sayed’s mother—whom the left-wing Michigan Senate candidate has described as “smart, warm, charismatic” and whom he called on camera in a May campaign video—was active in the Muslim Brotherhood while in college in Egypt, a revelation that further contradicts El-Sayed’s recent claims that neither he nor his family have ties to the radical…
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