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MAGA Operative Behind Muslim Brotherhood Question to Abdul El-Sayed

A Republican political operative tried to trap the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, into a viral “gotcha” moment. He ended up becoming the story instead. On Saturday, a man posing as a young Michigan voter named Tommy at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, asked El-Sayed if he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed, sensing…

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The New Republic· Oct 19, 1:18 PMMAGA Operative Behind Muslim Brotherhood Question to Abdul El-Sayed

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