Republicans Challenge Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Over Alleged Muslim Brotherhood Ties
Photo: Fox NewsSen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said on Fox News on Tuesday night that he believes Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is Muslim Brotherhood and that El-Sayed "flat out lied" about his links in a recent "Meet the Press" interview. Cruz said that if El-Sayed won in November, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could place him on the Senate Intelligence Committee, giving him access to top-level classified material. El-Sayed faces former Rep. Mike Rogers and would be the first Muslim U.S. senator if elected.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., both of the Foreign Relations Committee, said El-Sayed's views disqualify him from that panel. Fox News said a former staffer reported he wants a seat on it. Lee cited El-Sayed's past support for protesters in Egypt.
Right-leaning coverage leads with the Republican senators' objections and El-Sayed's past comments. Left-leaning coverage leads with Cruz's allegation and treats it as incendiary. Alternative / independent outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing, while left- and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress GOP senators' objections to El-Sayed's views and committee prospects; left sources focus on Cruz's allegation; alternative sources have not covered it.
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HuffPost leads with Cruz's claim that El-Sayed is Muslim Brotherhood and would endanger intelligence, describing it as incendiary and quoting Cruz's Fox News remarks about security clearances.
Not covering this story. None of the alternative or independent outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
- Washington Free BeaconEl-Sayed’s Fellow Muslim Brotherhood Supporters, Who Signed Letter With Him Urging Brotherhood To ‘Purge’ the Media and Police, Have Poured Thousands Into His Campaign
Fox News leads with El-Sayed's past comments and Republican senators Mike Lee and Dave McCormick opposing a Foreign Relations seat, citing a former staffer and El-Sayed's associations.