Candidate for US Senate, Michigan
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
| Born | 1984-10-31 · Rochester Hills, Michigan |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS) Oriel College, Oxford (DPhil) Columbia University (MD) |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to campaign Tuesday in Michigan for progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, seeking to rally Democratic voters in a swing state that could help determine control of the Senate. El-Sayed says he disagreed with Harris’ positions on Gaza.
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The Associated Press
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed calls President Donald Trump the “Daddy” of his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, whom he criticizes for following Trump’s wishes. El-Sayed also discusses health care and the cost of living.
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Bloomberg Television
Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says U.S. tax dollars should not be sent to Israel, while saying he would stand up for Jewish safety in Michigan.
BBloomberg Television
Canada’s dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs are scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 8, marking the country’s largest retaliation yet. CBC interviews Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed about how the measures may be received in the United States.
CCBC News
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for past comments about a synagogue attack. Republican National Committee co-chair KC Crosbie responded, discussing what she described as a growing divide between the Democratic Party’s far-left and establishment wings.
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Fox News
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee El-Sayed apologized to the Jewish Democratic Caucus over comments responding to an attack on a synagogue.
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ABC News
Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project joins Fox & Friends First to discuss Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s defense of progressive policies and backlash over social media remarks about second lady Usha Vance.
FFox News
During a broad interview on Jesse Watters Primetime, Fox News host Jesse Watters challenged Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed over taxing wealthy people and socialized healthcare, while also raising the Iran war and biological men in women’s sports.
FFox News
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Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project joins Fox & Friends First to discuss Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s defense of progressive policies and backlash over social media remarks about second lady Usha Vance.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-25 11:15
A preview of Usha Vance’s upcoming “Fox & Friends” interview shows the second lady addressing remarks recently made by Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for a Michigan Senate seat.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-25 07:30
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought Monday to distance himself from left-wing streamer and activist Hasan Piker. Piker told his Twitch viewers last week that American Jews’ support for Israel would worsen antisemitism and invite violence.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-25 03:01
During a broad interview on Jesse Watters Primetime, Fox News host Jesse Watters challenged Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed over taxing wealthy people and socialized healthcare, while also raising the Iran war and biological men in women’s sports.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-25 00:44
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has pushed back against US Vice President JD Vance, saying his identity and religion are not responsible for the Trump administration’s problems. He urged Vance to leave his name and background out of the dispute.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-23 12:02
Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses Democrats in Michigan allegedly jumping ship over Abdul El-Sayed, along with former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s alleged relationship with a Chinese spy and socialists running in midterm elections on “Hannity.”
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 03:00
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., discusses the high-stakes Michigan Senate race and defends the Democratic Party’s platform. She is also pressed to break ties with Hasan Piker and focus on Michigan.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-17 05:15
False claims spread online after Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, alleging voting irregularities and misrepresenting his political views, including whether he called the US deserving of the 9/11 attacks. He received 743,455 votes statewide, not 1.4 million in Detroit alone.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-14 13:07
The program “Outnumbered” reacts to Peggy Flanagan’s victory in the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary. Flanagan has vowed to “rip ICE apart.” The panel also examines what it describes as a far-left surge in pivotal primary contests. It argues that socialism continues to take over the Democratic Party.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-12 20:15
Sen. Tim Scott told CNN that people should believe something Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed supposedly said about himself. The account says Scott presented El-Sayed’s words without their surrounding context. An attack advertisement issued last week by the group Scott chairs likewise used the quote in that way. The report therefore challenges both Scott’s interview claim and the ad’s portrayal of El-Sayed’s statement.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-12 14:22