Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is under fire for past remarks, including criticism of July 4 traditions and calls to abolish Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized July 4 fireworks and proposed abolishing Americans’ right to bear arms in a podcast episode. 📺 DETAIL: In a podcast episode from July 2024 that has since been made private, El-Sayed criticized July 4 fireworks. “Fireworks suck,” declared El-Sayed in a sub-section titled “Fireworks just aren’t worth it: hear us out.” Specifically, he took aim at the environmental impact of July 4 fireworks, among other things. El-Sayed also suggested removing the right to bear arms in favor of a right to healthcare. “What if we tweaked the Constitution, amended the amendment, and instead of the right to bear arms, we change it to the right to have health care?” said El-Sayed. He also dismissed the southern border as a priority, claiming that Republicans “love to flog” the issue and suggesting that illegal immigration was not an important issue to voters. This follows the uncovering of a recording of El-Sayed calling to “defund the police” in 2020. El-Sayed’s criticism of July 4 traditions was endorsed by The Marguerite Casey Foundation, a progressive grantmaking organization. El-Sayed’s campaign claims these remarks do not reflect his current views, although over 100 videos have been removed from his platforms since his Senate run began. 🎯 IMPACT: El-Sayed’s past remarks could become a focal point in the state’s general election. As Michigan is a swing state, many voters are likely to find El-Sayed’s extreme-left views off-putting. Republicans have sought to leverage El-Sayed’s past comments as a means to mobilize moderate voters against him. His nomination demonstrates the ongoing shift to the left within the Democrat Party and the mainstreaming of anti-American sentiment. 📺 FLASHBACK: El-Sayed’s comments reflect a similar sentiment expressed by Francesca Hong, a Democrat state representative in Wisconsin and member of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America. Hong called to “Cancel Thanksgiving” and said she felt “attacked” by a Christmas-themed computer background display in previous posts on X (formerly Twitter). |
BREAKING: Abdul El-Sayed DELTED a 2024 podcast where he said "July 4th Fireworks Suck"
His sponsor was a Soros-aligned foundation
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