Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces Muslim Brotherhood allegations and responds to critics
Photo: SemaforHow the sides differ Alternative sources stress El-Sayed's pushback against religious judgment and the president's accusation; right sources stress the Muslim Brotherhood allegations and his associations and answers under questioning.
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, is facing allegations of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Semafor reports the president accused him of such ties on Thursday night, and that El-Sayed pushed back against Republicans who he says judge him because he might pray differently. The Blaze reports that he appeared angry in a video when NBC's Tom Llamas repeatedly asked whether he and his family support the group. The Washington Free Beacon reports he praised the work of an academic who is the grandson of the group's founder and who has been barred from entering the U.S.
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Presents El-Sayed as responding to presidential and Republican accusations, focusing on his objection to being judged over his religion.
- Washington Free BeaconMeet Abdul El-Sayed's Academic 'Inspiration': A Muslim Brotherhood Scion Barred From Entering US Over Terror Ties
Presents the Muslim Brotherhood allegations as persistent, portraying El-Sayed as faltering under questioning and highlighting his link to a controversial academic.