Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Faces GOP Backlash After Comparing Iran Regime ‘Radicalism’ to MAGA Movement in Fox Interview
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed drew GOP backlash after telling Fox’s America’s Newsroom that “radicalism of any sort is bad,” likening the “radicalism” of Iran’s regime to “this MAGA movement” and calling the U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict “a war we don’t need,” while questioning the legality and cost of anti-Khamenei operations and higher gasoline prices. Critics — including RNC operatives and the Mike Rogers campaign — accused him of offering a “word salad” and effectively sympathizing with a terrorist regime, and El-Sayed defended his outreach to progressive streamer Hasan Piker and cited leaked audio of Dearborn residents’ reactions as a reason for his cautious public comments.