Politics · United States · 5 hrs ago
Sanders condemns Republican attacks on Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed
Bernie Sanders condemned Republican attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate in Michigan's Senate race.
Republicans have questioned El-Sayed's religion and ethnicity and called him a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed has denied any connection to the group and condemned the attacks.
Sanders, who supports El-Sayed, predicted that Michigan voters would reject the rhetoric and back him.
The race also includes a dispute over an ad linking US military aid to Israel with rising grocery prices; El-Sayed said he did not make the ad and disagreed with its contents.
Former primary opponent Haley Stevens urged El-Sayed to condemn the ad, then endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
The contest has become a clash over campaign rhetoric and policy disagreements as Michigan voters choose their senator.
Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Republican rhetoric and advertisements targeting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling them racist and disgusting.
Republican surrogates, including President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, have accused El-Sayed of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed has denied any connection to the group and condemned the attacks.
Sanders said he expects Michigan voters to support El-Sayed, whom he backed in the campaign.
The dispute comes amid tensions between El-Sayed and his former primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, who later endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
- Who
- Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Republican attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
- What
- Sanders called the rhetoric and advertisements targeting El-Sayed racist and disgusting.
- When
- Sanders spoke on Face the Nation on November 1, 2026.
- Where
- The race is for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- Why
- Sanders said the attacks targeted El-Sayed’s ethnicity and religion and falsely called him a terrorist or jihadist.
Sanders and El-Sayed
Republicans and their surrogates
Republican rhetoric
Sanders and El-Sayed
Sanders called the rhetoric racist and disgusting; El-Sayed condemned the comments.
Republicans and their surrogates
Republicans have called El-Sayed a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and implied his election could be deadly to Americans.
Campaign advertisements
Sanders and El-Sayed
Sanders said the ads called El-Sayed a terrorist and jihadist and were racist fearmongering.
Republicans and their surrogates
Sanders said Republicans stood behind the ads; the article does not give their response to his criticism.
El-Sayed's primary against Rep. Haley Stevens ended.
Stevens called on El-Sayed to condemn an outside group's ad linking U.S. military aid to Israel to rising grocery prices.
El-Sayed reiterated that he did not make the ad and disagreed with its contents.
Sanders criticized Republican rhetoric and advertisements targeting El-Sayed on Face the Nation.
Stevens publicly endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
- Candidate
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Race
- Michigan Senate
- Sanders's party affiliation
- Independent from Vermont
- Republican candidate
- Mike Rogers
- El-Sayed's former primary opponent
- Rep. Haley Stevens
What people are saying
That level of racism, overt absolute racism, is frankly disgusting and should appall every decent American
What Cruz and Trump and Vance and others are saying is disgusting.
I have never in my life seen such disgusting, racist, fearmongering ads as those that are taking place in Michigan right now.
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