Cruz Alleges Muslim Brotherhood Ties for Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed; Donor Records Examined
Photo: HuffPostSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Fox News on Tuesday night that he believes Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan candidate for U.S. Senate, is part of the Muslim Brotherhood and that El-Sayed "flat out lied" about it in a recent "Meet the Press" interview. Cruz argued that senators receive security clearance by virtue of election, that Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer could put El-Sayed on the Intelligence Committee, and that this would pose a high risk to American lives. El-Sayed faces former Rep. Mike Rogers in November and would be the first Muslim in the Senate if he wins.
Separately, the Washington Free Beacon reported that at least six men who signed a 2012 letter with El-Sayed, urging Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi to "purge" the media and police, have donated at least $25,850 to his campaigns, mostly the Senate run, according to records it reviewed.
Right-leaning coverage, represented by the Free Beacon, leads with campaign-finance records, the 2012 letter and Dr. Hany Saqr's alleged Brotherhood history. Left-leaning coverage, represented by HuffPost, leads with Cruz's claims and frames them as an unsupported allegation. Alternative / independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Cruz's allegation and its security-clearance claims; right sources stress donations and a 2012 letter; alternative sources have not covered the story.
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HuffPost leads with Ted Cruz's Fox News allegation against El-Sayed, quoting his claims about security clearance and the Intelligence Committee, and characterizes the accusation as incendiary and imaginative.
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.
The Washington Free Beacon leads with donation records and a 2012 letter El-Sayed signed, citing FEC filings and court documents about donor Hany Saqr's alleged Muslim Brotherhood links.