El-Sayed clashes with town hall attendee over Muslim Brotherhood
The dispute has made the Muslim Brotherhood a central issue in Michigan's Senate race.
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What happened
At a Saturday town hall, Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed had a heated back-and-forth with a man who pressed him about the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed told the man that he was the one who needed to understand the Constitution. The group has since become a flashpoint in Michigan's Senate race, with Republicans casting El-Sayed as sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror.
Why it matters
The dispute has made the Muslim Brotherhood a central issue in Michigan's Senate race. El-Sayed argues he is being wrongly accused of dual loyalties.
Timeline
- Oct 18, 12:04 PM ET: El-Sayed had a heated exchange with a town hall attendee, Tommy, who questioned him on the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Oct 18, 5:20 PM ET: At a campaign event in Michigan, El-Sayed criticized what he saw as the implications of the Muslim Brotherhood question.
- Oct 19, 4:50 PM ET: The Muslim Brotherhood became a flashpoint in the race, with Republicans linking El-Sayed to Islamic terror interests and El-Sayed rejecting the accusations as unfair.
Coverage
- Why the Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in the Michigan Senate race (CNN)
- El-Sayed criticizes implications of ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ question (The Hill)
- El-Sayed gets into testy exchange with man who presses him on Muslim Brotherhood (The Washington Post)
- Abdul El-Sayed disavows Muslim Brotherhood and criticizes implications that he has ‘dual loyalty’ (CNN)
- Exchange Between El-Sayed and Audience Member at Townhall in Caro, Michigan (CNN)
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