Abdul El-Sayed
The Public Record
We’re in the state of Michigan. If you want to make this race about a streamer in California, I just think you’re missing the boat.
Well, you know, Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, was considered radical in his time, too.
I made a mistake. There is opportunity for context later on, but when you give the right medicine at the wrong time, it's the wrong medicine and I gave it at the wrong time.
With a name like mine, I never thought running for office would be possible.
To anybody who feels like my comments may have been hurtful, I’m really sorry. That was not my intention.
This is about affordability in Michigan. This is about seeing a doctor in Michigan. This is about Donald Trump’s disastrous policies in Michigan. That’s what I’m focused on right now.
What I was trying to do was offer context for why it happened, but it wasn't the time for context, and you don't ever want to trample somebody's pain.
To anyone who feels like my comments might have been hurtful, I'm really sorry. That was not my intention.
My comments may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify.
She's got her own decision to make. If her differences with me, to her, are bigger than our collective differences with [President] Donald Trump, that's for her to decide.
I just think you guys are really selective about how you want to talk about these things.